Publications by authors named "Meilinh Thi"
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- A retrospective study analyzed 353 adult COVID-19 pneumonia patients requiring oxygen support, focusing on the incidence and outcomes of pulmonary barotrauma, which was notably high among these patients.
- Among the patients, 32 developed barotrauma, with a higher incidence in those requiring invasive mechanical ventilation (17.35%) compared to non-invasive methods (4.74%).
- The study highlighted a significant mortality rate of 62.5% among patients with barotrauma and suggested that lung-protective ventilation strategies could help reduce the risk.
The novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the binding of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors present on various locations such as the pulmonary alveolar epithelium and vascular endothelium. In COVID-19 patients, the interaction of SARS-CoV-2 with these receptors in the cerebral blood vessels has been attributed to stroke. Although the incidence of acute ischemic stroke is relatively low, ranging from 1% to 6%, the mortality associated with it is substantially high, reaching as high as 38%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMurine typhus (MT) is an important cause of febrile illness in endemic areas, and there is an epidemiologic resurgence of this infection currently transpiring in Texas and California. Fatal cases and severe neurological complications are rare. A fatal case of MT in a middle-aged man is reported with a course culminating in multi-organ failure and refractory status epilepticus.
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