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Sci Rep
January 2025
The Queen's Medical Center, 1301 Punchbowl Street, QET 4M, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 96813, USA.
High flow nasal cannula (HFNC) can reduce the need for intubation in patients with coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pneumonia induced acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF), but predictors of HFNC success could be characterized better. C-reactive protein (CRP) and D-dimer are associated with COVID-19 severity and progression. However, no one has evaluated the use of serial CRP and D-dimer ratios to predict HFNC success.
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January 2025
Department of Family Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, 31-061, Poland.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused psychological distress to the population and healthcare workers. Physicians' well-being is essential and contributes significantly to overall health. This study aimed to assess the strain on Polish general practitioners from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and to ascertain the potential predictors of their distress.
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January 2025
Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of localised Tier 3 restrictions, implemented in England in December 2020, on reducing COVID-19 hospitalisations compared with less stringent Tier 2 measures and the variations by neighbourhood deprivation and the prevalence of Alpha (B.1.1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTransplant Proc
January 2025
Gastroenterolgy and Hepatology Department, Group of Clinical and Translational Research in Liver Diseases, Research Institution Valdecilla (IDIVAL), University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain. Electronic address:
Background: The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 emerged as a new variant of concern, characterized by high transmissibility and lower severity compared with previous variants, and became the majority variant in the sixth wave in Spain. This study aims to assess the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on liver transplant recipients (LTRs) during 2023 in the population of Cantabria.
Methods: The study included 295 LTRs undergoing follow-up at the Liver Transplant Unit of the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital.
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed)
January 2025
Centro Nacional de Gripe de Valladolid (GISRS/WHO), Spain. Electronic address:
Despite high initial vaccination rates, Spain's current COVID-19 vaccination coverage in recommended groups does not meet WHO targets. For the upcoming season, challenges include revising vaccination age, updating risk groups, and unifying criteria with flu vaccine co-administration. European Commission's advance purchase agreements limit access to certain vaccines, and the need for vaccines effective against current variants adds administrative complexities.
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