Covid-19 orthopedic trauma patients characteristics and management during the first pandemic period: report from a single institution in Italy.

Purpose: COVID-19 disease is a declared pandemic, affecting all aspects of healthcare, including orthopedics. The aim of this study is to describe the COVID-19 orthopedic trauma patients characteristics and management in a dedicated Orthopedic and Traumatology Hospital in Italy during the first pandemic period.

Material And Methods: A cohort of 25 consecutive patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection were retrospectively analyzed.

Exhaled nitric oxide is not increased in pulmonary sarcoidosis.

Background: Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) is a non-invasive biomarker of airway inflammation and nitrosative stress. Previous studies have suggested a possible role of FeNO in the management of patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis, but published data are discordant.

Objectives: To assess the clinical usefulness of FeNO and alveolar concentration of NO (CalvNO) in sarcoidosis.