Tag: infection
Percutaneous vs. Surgical Cannulation for Femoro-Femoral VA-ECMO in Cardiogenic Shock Patients
Compared with surgical cannulation, percutaneous cannulation was independently associated with lower in-hospital mortality and fewer complications. Among 12,592 patients meeting study inclusion, 9,249 (73%) underwent percutaneous... read more
Defining COVID-19 Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis
The reported prevalence of CAPA in ICU patients with COVID-19 varies greatly by study and may be related to surveillance protocols and inconsistent definitions which may inflate the prevalence of this complication. Further... read more
Inflammatory and Immunosuppressive Responses to COVID-19 and Bacterial Sepsis
Bacterial sepsis patients had early, severe inflammation, profound immune suppression, and life-threatening organ dysfunction that resolved over time; SARS-CoV-2 patients had less severe early inflammation and organ dysfunction... read more
Long-term Cardiovascular Outcomes of COVID-19
The cardiovascular complications of acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are well described, but the post-acute cardiovascular manifestations of COVID-19 have not yet been comprehensively characterized. Here we used... read more
Critical COVID-19 Pneumonia Determinants
SARS-CoV-2 infection is benign in most individuals but, in approx. 10% of cases, it triggers hypoxemic COVID-19 pneumonia, which becomes critical in ˜3% of cases. The ensuing risk of death (˜1%) doubles every five years... read more
High-Dose Dexamethasone vs. Tocilizumab in COVID-19 Pneumonia
Our study findings discourage the use of high doses of dexamethasone in the management of moderate to severe COVID-19 ARDS. The routine use of such high doses to mitigate the inflammatory cytokine storm in these patients... read more
Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Critical Care Medicine
Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Critical Care Medicine 4E has been fully updated and revised. The clinical diagnostic approach to common infectious disease problems in the CCU is the underlying theme... read more
Long-Term Opioid Prescription Linked to Higher Risk of Hepatitis C
Exposure to long-term prescription opioid therapy was linked to a three times higher risk of HCV seroconversion compared to individuals who were prescription opioid-naïve or acute. Prescription opioid use is associated... read more
Efficacy of Inhaled Ciclesonide for Outpatient Treatment with Symptomatic COVID-19
The results of this randomized clinical trial demonstrated that ciclesonide did not achieve the primary efficacy end point of reduced time to alleviation of all COVID-19–related symptoms. A total of 413 participants... read more
1-year Mortality After COVID-19 ICU Admission
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection causes severe disease in some patients. Patients can experience severe disabilities after intensive care unit (ICU) admission due to coronavirus disease... read more
Post-acute Neurological Consequences of COVID-19
COVID-19 and its neurological consequences particularly burden marginalized communities, and so can only be effectively treated by advancing health equity. Our world has witnessed over 275 million confirmed cases of COVID-19... read more
Epidemiology, Outcomes, and Trends of Patients with Sepsis and Opioid-Related Hospitalizations
Sepsis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with opioid-related hospitalizations, and opioid-related hospitalizations contribute disproportionately to sepsis-associated deaths among younger patients.... read more
Immunological Dysfunction Persists for 8 months Following Initial Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19 Infection
A proportion of patients surviving acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection develop post-acute COVID syndrome (long COVID (LC)) lasting longer than 12 weeks. Here, we studied individuals with LC compared to... read more
Retrospective Analysis of Chest X-ray Severity Scoring System of COVID-19 Pneumonia
The research will be retrospective, and will include a review of medical history of all patients admitted in the COVID-19 ICU of the University hospital Osijek during 2020 and 2021. Associated comorbidity, hospital admission... read more
