Publications by authors named "Georgios Tavoulareas"
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- Carers of people with dementia face a high risk of musculoskeletal injuries due to repetitive physical tasks like lifting and transferring patients.
- A study found that 69.7% of informal carers and 86.7% of formal carers reported multiple injuries, with lower back injuries being the most common among both groups.
- The findings highlight the need for better education and support for all carers to prevent injuries and improve the sustainability of care services.
We aimed to develop presepsin as a marker of diagnosis of severe infections of either bacterial and viral origin. The derivation cohort was recruited from 173 hospitalized patients with acute pancreatitis or post-operative fever or infection suspicion aggravated by at least one sign of the quick sequential organ failure assessment (qSOFA). The first validation cohort was recruited from 57 admissions at the emergency department with at least one qSOFA sign and the second validation cohort from 115 patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.
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