Inflammatory profile of keratoconic corneal epithelium.

Background: Recent studies have presented inflammatory features on keratoconus (KC) and many inflammatory markers are described in the tears of patients with this disease. The KC pathogenesis is still unknown just like the correlation with inflammatory patterns. However, environmental and genetic issues may be part of the progress of KC.

Aging-related predictive factors for oxygenation improvement and mortality in COVID-19 and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients exposed to prone position: A multicenter cohort study.

Background: Elderly patients are more susceptible to Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) and are more likely to develop it in severe forms, (e.g., Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome [ARDS]).

Clinical evolution and survival of neurocritical patients.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical evolution and survival of neurocritical patients in Hospital Units.

Method: Cohort with hospitalized patients in follow-up treatment in public and private hospitals between September 2012 and June 2016. Data were initially analyzed from descriptive and inferential statistics.