The prognostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in adult carbapenem-resistant infection: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Systemic inflammatory indicators such as neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) can effectively predict the prognosis of various inflammatory diseases. However, its prognostic effect on patients with carbapenem-resistant (CRKP) infection is little known. The objective of this study was to investigate the risk factors for mortality associated with CRKP infection and the clinical value of NLR in predicting prognosis in these patients.

A Novel Scale to Assess Humidification during Noninvasive Ventilation: A Prospective Observational Study.

Objective: To develop a novel scale to assess humidification during noninvasive ventilation (NIV).

Methods: This study was performed in an ICU of a teaching hospital. Three ICU practitioners with more than 10 years of clinical experience developed an oral humidification scale with a range of 1-4 points.

Diagnostic efficacy of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG/IgM test for COVID-19: A meta-analysis.

The serological testing of anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunoglobulin G (IgG) and/or IgM is widely used in the diagnosis of COVID-19. However, its diagnostic efficacy remains unclear. In this study, we searched for diagnostic studies from the Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, CNKI, and Wanfang databases to calculate the pooled diagnostic accuracy measures using bivariate random-effects model meta-analysis.

Laboratory findings of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic first broke out in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has now spread worldwide. Laboratory findings have been only partially described in some observational studies. To date, more comprehensive systematic reviews of laboratory findings on COVID-19 are missing.

Nosocomial pneumonia in non-invasive ventilation patients: incidence, characteristics, and outcomes.

Background: Nosocomial pneumonia occasionally occurs in non-invasive ventilation (NIV) patients.

Aim: To report the incidence, characteristics, and outcomes of nosocomial pneumonia in NIV patients.

Methods: A prospective observational study was performed in a respiratory intensive care unit (ICU).