Publications by authors named "R Trapasso"
Background: In patients with pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome who survived hospitalization, one-year mortality can affect up to one third of discharged patients. Therefore, significant long-term mortality after COVID-19 respiratory failure could be expected. The primary outcome of the present study was one-year all-cause mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
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- Some COVID-19 patients experience acute respiratory failure without feeling short of breath, known as "silent hypoxemia," which is confusing for doctors.
- A study of 1,316 admitted patients showed that those without dyspnea had slightly lower mortality rates (22.6%) compared to those who reported it (29.3%).
- Although silent hypoxemic patients used less advanced respiratory support like CPAP, their 28-day mortality rate was similar to that of symptomatic patients when considering other severity indicators like oxygen levels and imaging results.
Background: Gender-related factors might affect vulnerability to Covid-19. The aim of this study was to describe the role of gender on clinical features and 28-day mortality in Covid-19 patients.
Methods: Observational study of Covid-19 patients hospitalized in Bergamo, Italy, during the first three weeks of the outbreak.
NON-FUNCTIONAL PITUITARY TUMORS: A MISLEADING PRESENTATION OF AN INTRASELLAR PLASMACYTOMA.
Acta Endocrinol (Buchar)
January 2019
Intrasellar plasmacytoma is a rare pituitary tumor, which originates from monoclonal plasma cells in a single lesion. Knowledge of its features comes from case reports only. Here, we present an interesting case of a 77-year-old woman with a presumptive diagnosis of non-functioning pituitary adenoma, as based on both clinical and radiological examinations.
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