Neurological Comorbidity Is a Predictor of Death in Covid-19 Disease: A Cohort Study on 576 Patients.

Prognosis of Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients with vascular risk factors, and certain comorbidities is worse. The impact of chronic neurological disorders (CND) on prognosis is unclear. We evaluated if the presence of CND in Covid-19 patients is a predictor of a higher in-hospital mortality.

Current use of equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate in Spanish laboratories.

Introduction: In 2006 the Spanish Society of Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Pathology (SEQC) and the Spanish Society of Nephrology (S.E.N.

Extreme concentrations of high density lipoprotein cholesterol affect the calculation of low density lipoprotein cholesterol in the Friedewald formula and other proposed formulas.

Objectives: To investigate the effect of extreme levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in the calculation of low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) using Friedewald's formula (FF) and other formulas proposed recently.

Design And Methods: Lipoprotein profile was performed in 2603 samples with HDL-C ≤ 20 mg/dL and 1953 samples with HDL-C ≥ 100 mg/dL.

Results: Wilcoxon's and Student's t-tests showed significant differences (p<0.

Plasma fibronectin as a marker of sepsis.

Objectives: To evaluate the value of plasma fibronectin (pFN) as a diagnostic marker of sepsis.

Subjects And Methods: Plasma FN was determined in patients showing sepsis-related symptoms who had blood cultures performed. These patients were assigned to one of two groups according to their clinical situation: (1) Clinical Septic Group: patients with sepsis according to American College of Chest Physicians/Society of Critical Care Medicine (ACCP/SCCM) criteria; (2) Fever Peak Group: patients who did not fulfil sufficient ACCP/SCCM criteria for sepsis.