Navigating Uncertainty: A Qualitative Study on the Hospitalization Experience of COVID-19 Patients.

This study examines the hospitalization experience of COVID-19 patients in public hospitals in the Thessaly Region of the Greek territory. The ultimate goal is to explore and gain a deeper understanding of the subjective experience of hospitalization. A qualitative study design was employed in this study.

Prediction of Intracranial Temperature Through Invasive and Noninvasive Measurements on Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.

The brain's temperature measurements (T) in patients with severe brain damage are important, in order to offer the optimal treatment. The purpose of this research is the creation of mathematical models for the T's prediction, based on the temperatures in the bladder (T), femoral artery (T), ear canal (T), and axilla (T), without the need for placement of intracranial catheter, contributing significantly to the research of the human thermoregulatory system.The research involved 18 patients (13 men and 5 women), who were hospitalized in the adult intensive care units (ICU) of Larissa's two hospitals, with severe brain injury.

Perceived Symptoms, Mental Health and Quality of Life after Hospitalization in COVID-19 Patients.

Patients recovering from novel coronavirus are reporting a variety of symptoms such as cough, dyspnea, myalgia as well as psychological distress and poor quality of life. The aim of this study is to assess quality of life and psychological distress in COVID-19 survivors and the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics that affect COVID-19 survivors' mental health status and quality of life. A quantitative study was conducted among COVID-19 survivors, who had previously been admitted to the University Hospital of Larissa, Greece.

Outcomes in meningitis/ventriculitis treated with intravenous or intraventricular plus intravenous colistin.

Background: The aim of this work is to evaluate the outcome of patients treated with intrathecal colistin for meningitis/ventriculitis.

Methods: This retrospective case series study included patients presenting with nosocomial meningitis/ventriculitis following neurosurgical interventions and having intravenous (IVC group) or intravenous and intrathecal/intraventricular colistin (ITC group) treatment between 2006 and 2014.

Results: Thirty-four patients presented nosocomial meningitis/ventriculitis; 11 (32.

Bundle of measures for external cerebral ventricular drainage-associated ventriculitis.

Objective: To assess the prevalence and outcome of external cerebral ventricular drainage-associated ventriculitis in neurocritical patients before and after the implementation of a bundle of external cerebral ventricular drainage-associated ventriculitis control measures.

Design: Clinical prospective case series.

Setting: University Hospital of Larissa, Greece.