Publications by authors named "Cristina Ausin Garcia"
Background: Post-COVID-19 condition has recently been defined as new or persistent common COVID-19 symptoms occurring three months after disease onset. The pathology of the disease is unclear, but immune and vascular factors seem to play a significant role. The incidence, severity, and implications of the disease after COVID-19 infection in pregnancy have not been established.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF"Retractile mesenteritis" was the first name given to a rare, benign, inflammatory disease that affects the adipose tissue of the intestinal mesentery and less frequently other locations. Now labeled as mesenteric panniculitis, the pathogenic mechanism remains unclear. Several stimuli could be involved, and it is sometimes associated with other conditions such as malignancy or autoimmune diseases.
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- * A study involving over 14,000 patients revealed that smokers were generally older, predominantly male, and had more underlying health issues, which contributed to their increased risk.
- * The research indicates that both current and former smokers are at a greater risk for complications after being hospitalized for COVID-19, highlighting smoking as a significant factor in disease severity.
Objective: To describe the impact of different doses of corticosteroids on the evolution of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, based on the potential benefit of the non-genomic mechanism of these drugs at higher doses.
Methods: Observational study using data collected from the SEMI-COVID-19 Registry. We evaluated the epidemiological, radiological and analytical scenario between patients treated with megadoses therapy of corticosteroids vs low-dose of corticosteroids and the development of complications.
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- Smoking is linked to more severe outcomes in COVID-19 patients, showing increased rates of ICU admissions and in-hospital mortality compared to non-smokers.
- A study of over 14,000 COVID-19 patients in Spain found that smokers were older, predominantly male, and had worse health profiles.
- The research suggests that both current and former smokers face a higher risk of complications from COVID-19, indicating that smoking is a significant factor in determining patient prognosis.
We aimed to determine the impact of steroid use in COVID-19 in-hospital mortality, in a retrospective cohort study of the SEMICOVID19 database of admitted patients with SARS-CoV-2 laboratory-confirmed pneumonia from 131 Spanish hospitals. Patients treated with corticosteroids were compared to patients not treated with corticosteroids; and adjusted using a propensity-score for steroid treatment. From March-July 2020, 5.
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