Publications by authors named "M L Canton-Bulnes"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the effectiveness of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) as biomarkers for identifying bacterial coinfection in COVID-19 patients admitted to ICUs in Spain.
- Of 4,076 patients studied, only 3% had bacterial coinfection, and while PCT and CRP showed high negative predictive values, their overall predictive capability was found to be low.
- The findings indicate that measuring PCT and CRP at hospital admission is not a reliable method for diagnosing bacterial coinfection in COVID-19 pneumonia patients.
Objectives: To analyze clinical features associated to mortality in oncological patients with unplanned admission to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and to determine whether such risk factors differ between patients with solid tumors and those with hematological malignancies.
Design: An observational study was carried out.
Setting: A total of 123 Intensive Care Units across Spain.
Community-onset bloodstream infections (CO-BSI) caused by gram-negative bacilli are common and associated with significant mortality; those caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa are associated with worse prognosis and higher rates of inadequateempirical antibiotic treatment. The aims of this study were to describe the characteristics of patients with CO-BSI caused by P. aeruginosa, to identify predictors, and to develop a predictive score for P.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Although there is evidence supporting the benefits of corticosteroids in patients affected with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), there is little information related to their potential benefits or harm in some subgroups of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with COVID-19. We aim to investigate to find candidate variables to guide personalized treatment with steroids in critically ill patients with COVID-19.
Methods: Multicentre, observational cohort study including consecutive COVID-19 patients admitted to 55 Spanish ICUs.