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  • The study investigates the effects of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2-i) on heart failure rehospitalization and overall mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
  • Data from ten clinical trials with 15,748 participants were analyzed, showing that SGLT2-i significantly reduced rehospitalization for heart failure but did not significantly impact all-cause mortality, cardiovascular death, or nonfatal myocardial infarction.
  • This suggests that while SGLT2-i is beneficial in preventing heart failure rehospitalization for AMI patients, it may not affect overall death rates or other serious heart complications.
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Treatment for Covid-19 with SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody BRII-196(Ambavirumab) plus BRII-198(Lomisivir): a retrospective cohort study.

BMC Pharmacol Toxicol

April 2024

Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 76# Linjiang Road, Yuzhong District, 400016, Chongqing, China.

Background: Monoclonal antibody therapy for Covid-19 springs up all over the world and get some efficiency. This research aims to explore the treating effect of BRII-196(Ambavirumab) plus BRII-198(Lomisivir) on Covid-19.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort research, patients received standard care or plus BRII-196 /BRII-198 monoclonal antibodies.

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Safety and efficacy of non-reduced use of caspofungin in patients with Child-Pugh B or C cirrhosis: a real-world study.

Infection

June 2024

Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 76# Linjiang Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400016, China.

Background And Purpose: The need for dose adjustment of caspofungin in patients with hepatic impairment is controversial, especially for those with Child-Pugh B or C cirrhosis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the safety and efficacy of standard-dose caspofungin administration in Child-Pugh B and C cirrhotic patients in a real-world clinical setting.

Patients And Methods: The electronic medical records of 258 cirrhotic patients, including 67 Child-Pugh B patients and 191 Child-Pugh C patients, who were treated with standard-dose of caspofungin at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, China, from March 2018 to June 2023 were reviewed retrospectively.

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Background: To observe the changes of hepatic function and efficacy of conventional dosage of caspofungin in the treatment of patients with different Child-Pugh scores.

Methods: In total, 200 patients (Child-Pugh A group: 66 patients, Child-Pugh B group: 83 patients, Child-Pugh C group: 51 patients) treated with caspofungin from May 2018 to March 2021 in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University were enrolled. Main investigation items were as follows: sex, age, weight, duration of treatment, dosage, department, underlying diseases, risk factors for fungal infection, albumin, liver enzyme, total bilirubin, serum creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate.

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Effectiveness of adjunctive corticosteroid therapy in patients with severe COVID-19: A retrospective cohort study.

World J Clin Cases

May 2021

Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China.

Background: The effectiveness of adjunctive corticosteroid use in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains inconclusive.

Aim: To investigate the effectiveness of adjunctive corticosteroid therapy in patients with severe COVID-19.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of the difference in several outcomes between patients with severe COVID-19 who received corticosteroid therapy (the corticosteroid group) and patients with severe COVID-19 who did not receive corticosteroid therapy (the non-corticosteroid group).

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