Articles: covid-19.
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Intensive care medicine · Oct 2023
Comment Multicenter StudyInfluence of socio-economic status on functional recovery after ARDS caused by SARS-CoV-2: the multicentre, observational RECOVIDS study.
Survivors after acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are at high risk of developing respiratory sequelae and functional impairment. The healthcare crisis caused by the pandemic hit socially disadvantaged populations. We aimed to evaluate the influence of socio-economic status on respiratory sequelae after COVID-19 ARDS. ⋯ In COVID-19 ARDS survivors, socio-economic status had no significant influence on respiratory sequelae 6 months after ICU discharge.
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on inflammatory bowel disease care in Taiwan: A multicenter study.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had a great impact on healthcare system and patients. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the perceptions of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). ⋯ The medical behavior of IBD patients was influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, and their anxiety could be mitigated after education.
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Critical care medicine · Oct 2023
Multicenter Study Observational StudyHigh-Dose Steroids for Nonresolving Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients Treated With Dexamethasone: A Multicenter Cohort Study.
To determine the impact of high doses of corticosteroids (HDCT) in critically ill COVID-19 patients with nonresolving acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who had been previously treated with dexamethasone as a standard of care. ⋯ In critically ill COVID-19 patients with nonresolving ARDS, HDCT result in a higher 90-day mortality.
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Trends of surgical-care delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-centre study in India (IndSurg Collaboration).
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns adversely affected global healthcare services to varying extents. To accommodate its added burden, emergency services were affected along-with elective surgeries. ⋯ The present study has quantified the effects of the pandemic on surgical-care delivery across a timeline and documented a reduction in overall surgical volumes during the peaks of the pandemic (Wave I and II) with minimal improvement as the surge of COVID-19 cases declined (Recovery II). The surgical volumes improved during the second wave compared to the first one which may be attributable to better preparedness. Cesarean sections were affected the least.