Tag: pneumonia
Pediatric Pneumonia Research Priorities in the Context of COVID-19
Operational research on health system capacities, and evaluating optimized delivery of existing treatments, diagnostics and case management approaches are needed. This list should act as a catalyst for collaborative research,... read more
POCUS and Digital Tomosynthesis Correlation When Used with COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients
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
Fluid Balance and Ventilator-Associated Events Among Patients Admitted to ICUs in China
There was nonlinear relationship between fluid balance and all three tiers of ventilator-associated event, with an fluid balance between –1 and 0 L corresponding to the lowest risk. Positive but not negative fluid balance... 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
The Value of Echocardiography Combined with Lung Ultrasound to Evaluate COVID-19 Pneumonia
In COVID-19 pneumonia patients, the pulmonary arterial pressure and LUS are positively correlated. For those who are unable to be transferred or relocated, the pulmonary arterial pressure may be measured to reflect the degree... 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
Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 Outcomes Among Adults Who Completed a Primary COVID-19 Vaccination
In this analysis of data from 465 U.S. health care facilities, severe COVID-19 outcomes (i.e., respiratory failure, ICU admission, or death) were rare among adults aged ≥18 years after primary vaccination. These findings... 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
Biomarker-guided Steroid Dosing in COVID-19 Pneumonia
Although corticosteroid administration has been associated with improved outcomes in severe COVID-19 pneumonia, their ideal use remains undefined with a "one size fits all" approach used, irrespective of the individual inflammatory... read more
Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cell-based Therapies for Severe Viral Pneumonia
Severe viral pneumonia is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality globally, whether due to outbreaks of endemic viruses, periodic viral epidemics, or the rarer but devastating global viral pandemics. While limited... read more
Atlas of Chest Imaging in COVID-19 Patients
This book presents X-ray and CT findings of patients with 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) pneumonia in early, progressive, critical, and recover stage. It starts with a general review of CT features of new coronavirus... read more
High-dose vs. Low-dose Prednisolone in post-COVID-19 Patients
In some patients, respiratory symptoms and imaging abnormalities persist after acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. The chest computed tomography (CT) generally shows diffuse parenchymal lung abnormalities... read more
HSV-1 Reactivation Associated with Increased Mortality Risk and Pneumonia in COVID-19 Patients
Critically ill COVID-19 patients frequently reactivate HSV-1 but not HSV-2. HSV-1 reactivation in critically ill COVID-19 patients was associated with an increased risk of day-60 mortality and hospital-acquired pneumonia... read more
The Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment for New Coronavirus Pneumonia
This book is a practical manual for anti-COVID-19. It is not only with the reference to the result of modern medical science, patients' situation, but also take the deployment of medical resources into consideration. Content... read more
Effect of High vs. Low Dose of Dexamethasone on COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients
Among hospitalised COVID-19 patients needing oxygen therapy, high dose of dexamethasone reduced clinical worsening within 11 days after randomisation as compared with low dose of dexamethasone. Further studies are necessary... read more
ARDS and High Blood Endocan Profile During COVID‑19
With great interest, we read the recently published paper by Pascreau et al. concluding that a high blood endocan profile during COVID‑19 distinguishes moderate from severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In... read more
Procalcitonin-guided Antibiotic Treatment Effect on Mortality in Acute Respiratory Infections
Use of procalcitonin to guide antibiotic treatment in patients with acute respiratory infections reduces antibiotic exposure and side-effects, and improves survival. Widespread implementation of procalcitonin protocols... read more
miR-221-5p-Mediated Downregulation of JNK2 Aggravates ALI
Sepsis and acute lung injury (ALI) are linked to mitochondrial dysfunction; however, the underlying mechanism remains elusive. We previously reported that c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase 2 (JNK2) promotes stress-induced mitophagy... read more
Metabolomic Diferences: COVID-19 vs. H1N1 Influenza in ARDS
This study aimed to compare the specificity of the metabolic alterations induced by COVID-19 or Influenza A pneumonia (IAP) in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Our findings support the concept that ARDS is associated... read more
Rapidly Progressive Brain Atrophy in Septic ICU Patients
Many ICU patients with severe sepsis who developed prolonged mental status changes and neurological sequelae showed signs of brain atrophy. Patients with rapidly progressive brain atrophy were more likely to have required... read more
Oxygenation Responses Mechanisms to Proning and Recruitment in COVID-19 Pneumonia
In unresolving COVID-19 pneumonia, the respiratory mechanics and the gas-exchange response to prone positioning and recruitment largely depend on the following two factors: perfusion dysregulation and the amount of consolidated... read more
Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia Secondary to Daptomycin
Daptomycin is an antimicrobial agent with activity against gram-positive bacteria that is usually reserved for severe infections. Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is an increasingly rare side effect that can manifest after... read more
