Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Feb 2022
Intensive care-treated COVID-19 patients' perception of their illness and remaining symptoms.
The remaining symptoms in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) treated in intensive care unit are limited described. Therefore, we assessed patient's perception of their COVID-19 disease, stay in intensive care, and remaining symptoms three to six months after intensive care. ⋯ Patients reported a variety of physical and mental symptoms, and revealed memories from the ICU, and specific awareness of other patients' health. It illustrates the need for screening patients for remaining symptoms after COVID-19 disease and ICU care and may affect resuming patients' daily life.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Feb 2022
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic at a major Danish trauma center in 2020 compared with 2018-2019: a retrospective cohort study.
The COVID-19 pandemic demanded changes in societal behavior and health care worldwide. Previous studies have compared trauma patient admissions in COVID-19-related lockdowns to prior years. This study describes the COVID-19 impact on trauma patient admissions during entire 2020 at a major trauma center in Denmark. ⋯ The incidence of minor injuries increased, but the incidence of severe injuries was similar in 2020 compared with 2018-2019. Societal restrictions might alter the mechanism of injuries. The first lockdown indicated an association with reduced traffic injuries.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Feb 2022
Gelatin and the risk of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery.
Gelatin has been used as a plasma volume expander because of its ability to preserve intravascular volume more effectively than crystalloids. However, gelatin may have detrimental effects on kidney function and increase the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI). ⋯ Gelatin was not associated with AKI after cardiac surgery.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 acute respiratory distress syndrome (COVID-19 ARDS) is a disease that often requires invasive ventilation. Little is known about COVID-19 ARDS sequelae. We assessed the mid-term lung status of COVID-19 survivors and investigated factors associated with pulmonary sequelae. ⋯ Both the extent of lung parenchymal involvement and mechanical ventilation protocols predict morphological and functional lung abnormalities months after COVID-19.