Charlson comorbidity index and the severity of community-acquired pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2: A retrospective analysis.

Background: The Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) has been considered as a valid and reliable tool for predicting poor clinical outcomes and mortality in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, its relationship with the severity of pneumonia caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has not been thoroughly explored.

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to identify the impact of the comorbidity burden, quantitatively assessed by applying CCI, on the severity of inpatient community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) caused by SARS-CoV-2.

[The one-stage surgical treatment of hypospadias in children].

Principles and results of one-stage plastic operation, conducted in 49 children with hypospadias, are depicted. MAGPI procedure was applied in 11 patients with hypospadias of glans penis. There were no complications.

[Potentials of rheovasography in assessing circulatory disorders in the postoperative period in children].

Clinical investigations have shown possibilities of using rheovasography of the leg for the complex assessment of alterations of the peripheral blood circulation in children after surgical interventions. A direct relationship between the decreased stroke volume of the heart and the value of the systolic rheographic index on the leg has been established and great informative significance of leg rheography has been proved for the assessment of peripheral disorders as compared with other vascular zones (forearm, finger). The use of leg rheovasography is recommended for the assessment of peripheral blood circulation and choice of a correcting therapy.