International journal of clinical practice
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Dec 2021
Clinical Characteristics and In-Hospital Mortality of Patients with COVID-19 in Chile: A Prospective Cohort Study.
To describe the Latin American population affected by COVID-19, and to determine relevant risk factors for in-hospital mortality. ⋯ The relationship between multiple prognostic factors has been scarcely reported in Latin American patients with COVID-19. By combining different clinically relevant risk factors, we can identify COVID-19 patients with high-, medium- and low-risk of in-hospital mortality.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Dec 2021
Relationships between Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and cardiovascular risk in a naïve population of southern Italy.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a worldwide increasing syndrome, which, by promoting endothelial dysfunction, contributes to extend the cardiovascular risk. We evaluated the cardiovascular risk in a group of OSA patients. ⋯ Further studies are required to investigate the pivotal role of inflammation resulting from obesity, and underlying increased cardiovascular risk in OSA patients.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Dec 2021
Observational StudyEffects of different personalized sound therapies in tinnitus patients with hearing loss of various extents.
Limited by difficulties in choosing the appropriate sound, sound therapies could only effectively restrain the development of tinnitus in some patients. Thus, individualised sound therapies are of urgent needs. ⋯ This study found that both personalised sound therapies were effective in tinnitus treatment while 7-octave pure tone adjusted from tinnitus frequencies were more promising in decreasing tinnitus handicap and tinnitus volume.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Dec 2021
Correlation between chest CT severity score and laboratory indicators in patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The association between computed tomography (CT) and clinical severity of COVID-19 has been demonstrated. However, there are few studies on CT and laboratory indicators in patients in COVID-19. Our aim was to explore the correlation between chest CT images and laboratory indicators of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. ⋯ The chest CT characteristics of patients with COVID-19 correlated positively with CRP, ESR and LDH, which may use one of the indicators for the assessment of disease severity.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Dec 2021
Effects of COVID-19 pandemic in a breast unit: is it possible to avoid delays in surgical treatment?
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused fear all around the world. With people avoiding hospitals, there has been a significant decrease in outpatient clinics. In this study, we aimed to compare and explore the first peak of the pandemic period by studying its effects on patient applications, new diagnoses and treatment approaches in a non-infected hospital. ⋯ This study shows that non-infected hospitals can be useful in avoiding delays in the surgical treatment of cancer patients.