Publications by authors named "Chutima Cheranakhorn"
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- The study analyzes in-hospital mortality and respiratory failure rates among COVID-19 patients during the Delta and Omicron variants from a regional hospital in Southern Thailand.
- Delta patients were generally older and less vaccinated compared to Omicron patients, resulting in higher rates of respiratory failure (46.8% vs 22.3%) and mortality (12.5% vs 6.9%).
- Key factors increasing the risk of respiratory failure and mortality included age, admission severity, and delayed hospital admission, while receiving two doses of the vaccine significantly reduced these risks.
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- Post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) significantly affects survivors' quality of life, but there's no standardized method for diagnosing and managing it; this study aimed to estimate PCS incidence and improve patient outcomes through a cohort study in Thailand.
- Conducted at five medical sites, the study included 300 COVID-19 survivors who were assessed for symptoms and underwent blood tests 12 to 16 weeks after infection, with PCS defined by WHO criteria.
- Findings revealed that 47% of participants developed PCS, with a higher prevalence in females; common symptoms included hair loss and fatigue, and a notable portion of those with PCS had comorbidities.
Background: Restoration of adequate tissue oxygenation is the goal of shock resuscitation. Commonly, central venous oxygen saturation and lactate clearance are used to monitor this therapeutic endpoint in sepsis. Tissue oxygen saturation (StO2) obtained by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has been introduced as an alternative.
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