SARS-CoV-2 predisposes patients to both venous and arterial thromboembolism, including ascending aortic thrombus. The current guidelines for anticoagulation recommend three to six months of continuous anticoagulation for... read more

The findings of this study of patients with active cancer suggest that recent systemic anticancer treatments (SACTs) is not associated with inferior outcomes from COVID-19 infection. This has relevance for the care of patients... read more

Infection: Microbiology and Management provides a core resource for the understanding of medical microbiology and infectious diseases. Content covers microbiological and clinical diagnosis, through to clinical management,... read more

This book summarizes state-of-the-art antiviral drug design and discovery approaches starting from natural products to de novo design, and provides a timely update on recently approved antiviral drugs and compounds in advanced... read more

Supply chain disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic has forced healthcare systems to look for alternative ways to meet dramatically increased demand for personal protective equipment (PPE). One potential solution to this... read more

In a heterogeneous population of acute brain-injured patients, cerebral multimodal monitoring with intracranial pressure (ICP) and brain tissue oxygen pressure (PbtO2) detected regional cerebral hypoperfusion with a higher... read more

A 61-year-old woman with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure (s/p PPM/ICD), pulmonary embolism (on warfarin), end-stage renal disease (on HD via right internal... read more

This book discusses the evidence behind the relationship between COVID-19 and heart disease based on emerging state-of-the-art data. The rapid and unexpected global spread of the COVID-19 has revealed proportional levels... read more

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in primary care has good sensitivity and specificity when compared to digital tomosynthesis as regards the diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia in patients with the clinical suspicion of pulmonary... read more

The field of immuno-oncology continues to rapidly evolve as new insights to fight and treat cancer emerge. The fourth edition of Immunotherapy provides the most current overview of immuno-oncology in different cancer types... read more

COVID-19 considerably impacted swallowing function in the current study. Although many patients recovered within an acceptable timeframe, some experienced persistent severe dysphagia and a protracted recovery with dependence... read more

Among patients with refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, the bundle of early intra-arrest transport, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), and invasive assessment and treatment did not significantly improve... read more

Advances in perinatal care have dramatically improved survival of extremely preterm infants and the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) has not changed over the past few decades, which likely reflects the impact... read more

Patients’ perspectives showed that point-of-care diagnostics and treatment of acute COPD in exacerbation was considered a qualitative offer by the patients and their relatives. At the same time, it was crucial that... read more

In an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), we attend people with a wide range of pathologies. All the information obtained from monitoring our critical patients, diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, responses to treatments, action... read more