Publications by authors named "Dimitra Lepida"
Article Synopsis
- - The study reviewed cases of post-colonoscopy appendicitis, highlighting that it's a rare but possible complication after a colonoscopy, affecting mostly middle-aged males with a median age of 54.9 years.
- - Most patients (79.1%) showed symptoms like pain and fever within two days post-procedure, and 70.2% were diagnosed using imaging techniques like CT scans or ultrasounds.
- - The majority (88.1%) underwent successful surgical treatment, with open and laparoscopic appendectomy being common, while some were managed non-operatively with antibiotics, though this method had lower success rates.
Adapting in the COVID-19 Era.
Indian J Crit Care Med
December 2020
Papathanakos G, Andrianopoulos I, Papathanasiou A, Lepida D, Koulouras V. Adapting in the COVID-19 Era. Indian J Crit Care Med 2020;24(12):1286-1287.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Pulmonary hypertension (PH), regardless of its etiology, is associated with an impaired outcome in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of our study was to determine the incidence, cause, and effect of PH as detected by echocardiography in COPD patients.
Methods: Patients with confirmed COPD of any stage were evaluated by echocardiography for the likelihood of PH according to the proposed criteria.
Shame feeling in the Intensive Care Unit patient's family members.
Intensive Crit Care Nurs
August 2017
Objective: To investigate the levels of internal and external shame among family members of critically ill patients.
Research Methodology/ Design: This prospective study was conducted in 2012/2013 on family members of Intensive Care Unit patients using the Others As Shamer Scale and the Experiential Shame Scale questionnaires.
Setting: Greek university hospital.
Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of previously undiagnosed heart failure in mechanically ventilated patients with severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to evaluate the impact of specific heart failure treatment on patients' outcome.
Materials And Methods: In this prospective study, we included 107 consecutive patients with COPD without known history of cardiac disease who were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) because of hypercapnic respiratory failure leading to mechanical ventilation.
Results: Patients were divided into 4 groups according to the echocardiographic findings: patients with isolated right or left ventricular failure, biventricular failure, and normal heart function.