Mortality in a swiftly repurposed hospital in northeast Brazil during the first and second COVID-19 waves: A retrospective cohort study.

Background: The first months of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic demanded rapid re-organization of available local resources. This study evaluated the performance of a private hospital in the Brazilian state of Ceará that was swiftly repurposed into a public tertiary COVID-19 centre during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how it improved in the second wave.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 2492 patients with COVID-19 at Hospital Estadual Leonardo da Vinci (HELV) during the first and second waves.

Prevalance of anemia and its association with cardio-renal syndrome.

Background: Anemia is common in cardio-renal syndrome and may contribute to increase mortality.

Objective: To examine the prevalence of anemia and its relationship with cardio-renal syndrome, and to evaluate the risk factors for death.

Methods: Retrospective study with all patients admitted with congestive heart failure (CHF).