Articles: pandemics.
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Apr 2022
[The views of cancer out-patients on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic].
This study investigates current needs and psychosocial burden of out-patients with cancer during the COVID-19-Pandemic. ⋯ Corona-specific distress of cancer patients relates in particular to the course of therapy, but also to a possible overload of the health care system. Oncology care teams should allow space for questions from their patients, acknowledge possible uncertainties, provide emotional support, and draw attention to reliable sources of information.
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Revista médica de Chile · Apr 2022
[Features of patients admitted with COVID-19 to a Chilean regional hospital during the first stages of the pandemic].
The COVID-19 pandemic posed a great strain in health services. ⋯ Viral pneumonia is the main cause of hospitalization for COVID-19, usually extensive and bilateral. The greater severity and poor prognosis of these patients are mainly related to comorbidities.