Articles: disease.
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Apr 2023
Observational Study[Treatment and LDL cholesterol adjustment in patients with high and very high cardiovascular risk in Germany compared with Europe - data from the SANTORINI registry].
Current 2019 ESC/EAS guidelines for the management of dyslipidemia recommend LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) goals according to the patients' cardiovascular (CV) risk. SANTORINI is the first large European observational study since the 2019 guidelines to assess whether lipid management in patients at high and very high CV risk has improved. ⋯ The 2019 ESC/EAS guideline recommendations are only implemented in a minority of patients. The study identifies opportunities for improvements in the prevention of CV diseases in Germany.
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Curr Opin Anaesthesiol · Apr 2023
ReviewLung ultrasound monitoring: impact on economics and outcomes.
This review aims to summarize the impact of lung ultrasonography (LUS) on economics and possible impact on patients' outcomes, proven its diagnostic accuracy in patients with acute respiratory failure. ⋯ LUS should be implemented not only in Intensive Care Units, but also in other setting like emergency departments. Since most data comes from the recent coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, further investigations are required in Acute Respiratory Failure of different etiologies.