Publications by authors named "Candela Gonzalez-San-Narciso"
Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is a rare clinical condition characterized by positional dyspnea and/or hypoxia. We report two cases of patients with COVID-19 bronchopneumonia with a torpid evolution. Due to clinical suspicion of POS, a diagnostic workup was performed, including a bubble echocardiography, which revealed a patent foramen ovale (PFO) with early and massive passage of bubbles to the left cavities.
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- Research aimed to compare COVID-19 impacts between older adults in long-term care facilities (LTCF) and those living in the community, focusing on clinical and epidemiological differences, hospital management, and outcomes.
- Among hospitalized patients aged 75 and older, LTCF residents were found to be older, more likely to have functional dependence, comorbidities, and dementia, and had shorter symptom durations than community-dwelling peers.
- Key mortality risk factors for LTCF residents included severe functional dependence and hypoxia; however, after adjusting for other factors, their in-hospital mortality rate was lower than initially observed.