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Anaesthesia for Awake Fiberoptic Intubation: Ultrasound-Guided Airway Nerve Block versus Ultrasonic Nebulisation with Lignocaine. 清醒纤维插管的麻醉:超声引导的气道神经阻滞与利多卡因超声雾化。
Discoveries (Craiova, Romania) Pub Date : 2021-03-31 DOI: 10.15190/d.2021.4
Jharana Mohanta, Ajit Kumar, Ashutosh Kaushal, Praveen Talawar, Priyanka Gupta, Gaurav Jain
{"title":"Anaesthesia for Awake Fiberoptic Intubation: Ultrasound-Guided Airway Nerve Block versus Ultrasonic Nebulisation with Lignocaine.","authors":"Jharana Mohanta, Ajit Kumar, Ashutosh Kaushal, Praveen Talawar, Priyanka Gupta, Gaurav Jain","doi":"10.15190/d.2021.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15190/d.2021.4","url":null,"abstract":"Background: In anticipated difficult airway, awake fiberoptic guided intubation should be the ideal plan of management. It requires sufficient upper airway anesthesia for patient’s comfort and cooperation. We compared the efficacy of ultrasound guided airway nerve blocks and ultrasonic nebulisation with lignocaine for airway anesthesia before performing awake fibreoptic guided intubation. Methods: This prospective, randomised study included sixty consenting adult patients of both genders (American Society of Anesthesiologists' physical status 1–3) with anticipated difficult airway undergoing surgery. Ultrasound guided airway nerve blocks group received ultrasound-guided bilateral superior laryngeal (1 ml of 2% lignocaine) and transtracheal recurrent laryngeal (2 ml of 2% lignocaine) airway nerve blocks and ultrasonic nebulisation with lignocaine group received ultrasonic nebulisation of 4 ml of lignocaine 4%. The primary outcome was to compare the time required to intubate, whereas the secondary outcomes were to compare cough reflex and gag reflex, hemodynamic changes, number of attempts required, and comfort score during awake fibreoptic guided intubation in both the groups. Results: The time taken for intubation was significantly lower in the ultrasound guided airway nerve blocks group 69.27±21.85 s than ultrasonic nebulisation with lignocaine group 92.43 ± 42.90 s (p = 0.015). Hemodynamic variables changed during the procedure but the values were comparable in both groups. There were no statistical differences in cough and gag reflexes, number of attempts, and comfort score in both groups. Conclusions: This study shows that significant lesser time required for performing awake fiberoptic intubation when patient received ultrasound guided airway nerve block in comparison to ultrasonic nebulisation for airway anaesthesia.","PeriodicalId":72829,"journal":{"name":"Discoveries (Craiova, Romania)","volume":"9 1","pages":"e125"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8140785/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39017448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 8
High mortality co-infections of COVID-19 patients: mucormycosis and other fungal infections. COVID-19 患者的高死亡率合并感染:粘孢子菌病和其他真菌感染。
Discoveries (Craiova, Romania) Pub Date : 2021-03-31 DOI: 10.15190/d.2021.5
Kinal Bhatt, Arjola Agolli, Mehrie H Patel, Radhika Garimella, Madhuri Devi, Efrain Garcia, Harshad Amin, Carlos Domingue, Roberto Guerra Del Castillo, Marcos Sanchez-Gonzalez
{"title":"High mortality co-infections of COVID-19 patients: mucormycosis and other fungal infections.","authors":"Kinal Bhatt, Arjola Agolli, Mehrie H Patel, Radhika Garimella, Madhuri Devi, Efrain Garcia, Harshad Amin, Carlos Domingue, Roberto Guerra Del Castillo, Marcos Sanchez-Gonzalez","doi":"10.15190/d.2021.5","DOIUrl":"10.15190/d.2021.5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Severe COVID-19 disease is associated with an increase in pro-inflammatory markers, such as IL-1, IL-6, and tumor necrosis alpha, less CD4 interferon-gamma expression, and fewer CD4 and CD8 cells, which increase the susceptibility to bacterial and fungal infections. One such opportunistic fungal infection is mucormycosis. Initially, it was debated whether a person taking immunosuppressants, such as corticosteroids, and monoclonal antibodies will be at higher risk for COVID-19 or whether the immunosuppresive state would cause a more severe COVID-19 disease. However, immunosuppressants are currently continued unless the patients are at greater risk of severe COVID-19 infection or are on high-dose corticosteroids therapy. As understood so far, COVID-19 infection may induce significant and persistent lymphopenia, which in turn increases the risk of opportunistic infections. It is also noted that 85% of the COVID-19 patients' laboratory findings showed lymphopenia. This means that patients with severe COVID-19 have markedly lower absolute number of T lymphocytes, CD4+T and CD8+ T cells and, since the lymphocytes play a major role in maintaining the immune homeostasis, the patients with COVID-19 are highly susceptible to fungal co-infections. This report is intended to raise awareness of the importance of early detection and treatment of mucormycosis and other fungal diseases, such as candidiasis, SARS-CoV-2-associated pulmonary aspergillosis, pneumocystis pneumonia and cryptococcal disease, in COVID-19 patients, to reduce the risk of mortality.</p>","PeriodicalId":72829,"journal":{"name":"Discoveries (Craiova, Romania)","volume":"9 1","pages":"e126"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8137279/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39017449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
First COVID-19 Vaccines Receiving the US FDA and EMA Emergency Use Authorization. 首批获得美国FDA和EMA紧急使用授权的COVID-19疫苗
Discoveries (Craiova, Romania) Pub Date : 2021-03-05 DOI: 10.15190/d.2021.1
Andra Fortner, David Schumacher
{"title":"First COVID-19 Vaccines Receiving the US FDA and EMA Emergency Use Authorization.","authors":"Andra Fortner,&nbsp;David Schumacher","doi":"10.15190/d.2021.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15190/d.2021.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>On December 31, 2019, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission reported an increase in the incidence of pneumonia from an unknown cause. Shortly after, SARS-CoV-19 was identified as the responsible coronavirus for the heavy progress of the disease, which can manifest itself distinctively in different individuals. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) triggered a pandemic because of its high contagiousness before COVID-19 associated symptoms actually appear. In response to the rapid and continuous spread of the virus around the globe governments have mobilized their forces to restrict contact and thus avoid further infection and invested significant resources in treatment and prevention strategies to tackle COVID-19. As a result, US FDA and EMA have granted emergency use authorization for two mRNA-based vaccines, namely the vaccines developed by BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna, for use in the USA and Europe. Due to the existing critical situation, the stages of vaccine development and testing have probably never been gone through so fast as at present. Here, we are briefly commenting on these two vaccines with their benefits, advantages and limitations.</p>","PeriodicalId":72829,"journal":{"name":"Discoveries (Craiova, Romania)","volume":"9 1","pages":"e122"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8101362/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38896885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 32
Transdiaphragmatic Intercostal Hernia-An Unusual Hepatic Injury After a Car Accident: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. 经膈肋间疝:一例车祸后罕见的肝损伤病例报告及文献复习。
Discoveries (Craiova, Romania) Pub Date : 2021-03-04 DOI: 10.15190/d.2021.2
Orestis Ioannidis, Chrysovalantis Mariorakis, Anastasia Malliora, Panagiotis Christidis, Lydia Loutzidou, Ioannis Mantzoros, Manousos George Pramateftakis, Efstathios Kotidis, Nikolaos Ouzounidis, Vasilis Foutsitzis, Stamatios Aggelopoulos
{"title":"Transdiaphragmatic Intercostal Hernia-An Unusual Hepatic Injury After a Car Accident: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.","authors":"Orestis Ioannidis, Chrysovalantis Mariorakis, Anastasia Malliora, Panagiotis Christidis, Lydia Loutzidou, Ioannis Mantzoros, Manousos George Pramateftakis, Efstathios Kotidis, Nikolaos Ouzounidis, Vasilis Foutsitzis, Stamatios Aggelopoulos","doi":"10.15190/d.2021.2","DOIUrl":"10.15190/d.2021.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Transdiaphragmatic intercostal hernia, in which the abdominal contents of the hernia protrude through the diaphragm and the thoracic wall defect. is a very rare type of hernia with only a few cases having been reported in the literature. That type of hernia is usually manifested in male patients after trauma, penetrating or blunt. It is frequently presented with a palpable thoracic mass and pain. The indicated treatment is surgery. We present the case of a 60-year-old female admitted to the hospital after a car accident and suffered multiple rib fractures (6th, 7th, 8th right ribs / 7th, 8th, 9th left ribs), as well as flail thorax, hemothorax bilaterally, left subcutaneous emphysema and swelling of soft tissues of the right lateral thoracoabdominal wall. CT scan revealed herniation of hepatic parenchyma and intestinal loops into the thorax. The patient was treated surgically, and his postoperative course was uneventful. We also review the relevant literature concerning this transdiaphragmatic, intercostal hernia and identify 42 cases. Transdiaphragmatic intercostal hernia is a rare condition, usually manifested in male patients after trauma, penetrating or blunt. It is frequently presented with a palpable thoracic mass and pain. The indicated treatment is surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":72829,"journal":{"name":"Discoveries (Craiova, Romania)","volume":"9 1","pages":"e123"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8163488/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39058666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Drug Repurposing for Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19: A Clinical Landscape. 预防和治疗 COVID-19 的药物再利用:临床前景。
Discoveries (Craiova, Romania) Pub Date : 2020-12-16 DOI: 10.15190/d.2020.18
Md Shahadat Hossain, Ithmam Hami, Md Sad Salabi Sawrav, Md Fazley Rabbi, Otun Saha, Newaz Mohammed Bahadur, Md Mizanur Rahaman
{"title":"Drug Repurposing for Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19: A Clinical Landscape.","authors":"Md Shahadat Hossain, Ithmam Hami, Md Sad Salabi Sawrav, Md Fazley Rabbi, Otun Saha, Newaz Mohammed Bahadur, Md Mizanur Rahaman","doi":"10.15190/d.2020.18","DOIUrl":"10.15190/d.2020.18","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus strain responsible for the current pandemic of COVID-19, has rendered the entire humanity suffering. Several months have passed since the pandemic has struck. However, the world is still looking for an effective treatment plan to battle the viral infection. The first vaccine just received emergency approval in December 2020 for use in USA and UK. These are excellent news, however, the worldwide distribution of such vaccine, the possibility of virus mutation and the lack of data regarding the long-term effects of such vaccines are a significant concern. In addition, although remdesivir was recently approved by the FDA to be used as a clinical drug against COVID-19, it hasn't stood out yet as a proven form of therapeutics. Such inability to produce a novel therapy has caused enough inconveniences for the affected people worldwide. Repurposing the already available drugs to fight against the virus seems to be a reasonable option amidst such uncertainty. Given the vast collection of potential treatment candidates to be explored against COVID-19, there is a decent chance that a success in this regard will serve the intermediary purpose of clinically treating the infection until a COVID-19 vaccine is widely distributed worldwide and will be able to treat COVID-19 patients that do not adequately respond to vaccines. Such treatments may prove very useful in future coronavirus outbreaks too. Proper research into these repurposing treatments may yield a certain insight into the field of novel treatment production as well. This review study accumulates a relevant set of information about drugs and vaccines against COVID-19, in terms of their repurposing properties and the specific phases of clinical trials they are undergoing across the world.  A potential timeline is also suggested to estimate when an effective result can be expected from the ongoing clinical trials for a better anticipation of the drug landscape. This study will hopefully help accelerate investment of resources into development and discovery of drugs and vaccines against the infection.</p>","PeriodicalId":72829,"journal":{"name":"Discoveries (Craiova, Romania)","volume":"8 4","pages":"e121"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7758544/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39132984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Is COVID-19 Fatality Rate Associated with Malaria Endemicity? COVID-19致死率与疟疾流行率有关吗?
Discoveries (Craiova, Romania) Pub Date : 2020-12-11 DOI: 10.15190/d.2020.17
Abdul Rehman Arshad, Imtiaz Bashir, Farhat Ijaz, Nicholas Loh, Suraj Shukla, Ubaid Ur Rehman, Rana Khurram Aftab
{"title":"Is COVID-19 Fatality Rate Associated with Malaria Endemicity?","authors":"Abdul Rehman Arshad,&nbsp;Imtiaz Bashir,&nbsp;Farhat Ijaz,&nbsp;Nicholas Loh,&nbsp;Suraj Shukla,&nbsp;Ubaid Ur Rehman,&nbsp;Rana Khurram Aftab","doi":"10.15190/d.2020.17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15190/d.2020.17","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is a disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). COVID-19 has yielded many reported complications and unusual observations. In this article, we have reviewed one such observation: an association between malaria endemicity and reduced reported COVID-19 fatality. Malaria-endemic regions have a significantly lower reported COVID-19 fatality rate as compared to regions where malaria is non-endemic. Statistical analyses show that there is a strong negative correlation between the reported SARS-CoV-2 fatality and endemicity of malaria. In this review, we have discussed the potential role of CD-147, and potential malaria-induced immunity and polymorphisms in COVID-19 patients. Noteworthy, the results may also be due to underreported cases or due to the economic, political, and environmental differences between the malaria endemic and non-endemic countries. The study of this potential relationship might be of great help in COVID-19 therapy and prevention.</p>","PeriodicalId":72829,"journal":{"name":"Discoveries (Craiova, Romania)","volume":"8 4","pages":"e120"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7749783/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39101713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 6
A Novel Metric System to Quantify Antibiotic Consumption in Paediatric Population: A Hospital Based, Biphasic Pilot Study. 一种量化儿科人群抗生素消费的新度量系统:一项基于医院的两期试点研究。
Discoveries (Craiova, Romania) Pub Date : 2020-12-10 DOI: 10.15190/d.2020.16
Shah Newaz Ahmed, Ratinder Jhaj, Ritendra Patidar, Mahendra Dangi, Shikha Malik, Balakrishnan Sadasivam, Shubham Atal
{"title":"A Novel Metric System to Quantify Antibiotic Consumption in Paediatric Population: A Hospital Based, Biphasic Pilot Study.","authors":"Shah Newaz Ahmed,&nbsp;Ratinder Jhaj,&nbsp;Ritendra Patidar,&nbsp;Mahendra Dangi,&nbsp;Shikha Malik,&nbsp;Balakrishnan Sadasivam,&nbsp;Shubham Atal","doi":"10.15190/d.2020.16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15190/d.2020.16","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification / Defined Daily Dose (ATC/DDD) system recommended by World Health Organization is accepted worldwide as the standard method of quantification of drug consumption. However, owing to individual variation in body weight, the ATC/DDD system cannot be used for comparison across paediatric population.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to develop a novel metric system for standard quantification of antibiotic consumption in paediatric population.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The standard unit of drug quantification in adult population is DDD/100 patient days (PD). We conceived a new unit of DDD/1000 kg-days (KD) where KD is the product of the body weight and length of hospital stay of an individual patient. We simulated the quantification and comparison of drugs in a computer model of five virtual paediatric hospitals (H1 to H5, n=100, 200, 100, 100, 100 respectively). We re-applied the metric system on two, real world, hospital-based, time cohorts (TC) (TC18, n=38 and TC19, n=47) of 2 weeks each, in two consecutive years.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The body weights (mean±SD) in H1-H5 were 5.7±3.0, 5.7±2.8, 25.3±8.5, 20.6±11.7 and 19.8±11.4 kg, respectively. The antibiotic consumption in terms of DDD/100 PD and DDD/1000 KD in the five hospitals was 1.26, 1.20, 5.52, 4.41 and 2.00, and 2.24, 2.14, 2.22, 2.17 and 1.06 respectively. In TC18 and TC19, the mean body weight, DDD/100 PD and DDD/1000 KD were 12.24±13.17, 30.93, 20.34 and 19.51±12.28, 11.99, 6.23, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>DDD/1000 kg-days is a potential standard unit for drug quantification in paediatric population independent of weight distribution and size of the study sample. The universal application and comparison across diverse samples can generate useful information for resource allocation, anti-microbial stewardship, disease burden and drug use, and can help in taking policy decisions to improve healthcare delivery in the paediatric population.</p>","PeriodicalId":72829,"journal":{"name":"Discoveries (Craiova, Romania)","volume":"8 4","pages":"e119"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7746476/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39101712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
Four-Dimensional Echocardiography Is an Accurate Tool for Coronary Sinus Evaluation in Patients with Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Diagnosis. 四维超声心动图是诊断持续性左上腔静脉患者冠状静脉窦的准确工具。
Discoveries (Craiova, Romania) Pub Date : 2020-12-09 DOI: 10.15190/d.2020.15
Adina Glodeanu, Diana Alexandra Cherata, Radu Teodoru Popa, Didi Liliana Popa, Linda Barbulescu, Sorin Ioan Zaharie, Andreea Loredana Golli, Mihnea Valeriu Glodeanu
{"title":"Four-Dimensional Echocardiography Is an Accurate Tool for Coronary Sinus Evaluation in Patients with Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Diagnosis.","authors":"Adina Glodeanu,&nbsp;Diana Alexandra Cherata,&nbsp;Radu Teodoru Popa,&nbsp;Didi Liliana Popa,&nbsp;Linda Barbulescu,&nbsp;Sorin Ioan Zaharie,&nbsp;Andreea Loredana Golli,&nbsp;Mihnea Valeriu Glodeanu","doi":"10.15190/d.2020.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15190/d.2020.15","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a rare vascular congenital anomaly yet the most common for the thoracic venous system. Usually asymptomatic, PLSVC is commonly diagnosed when echocardiography or other cardiovascular imaging is performed. Due to venous drainage abnormality, PLSVC is frequently associated with other anomalies of the intrinsic heart's conduction system, leading to tachy- or brady- arrhythmias. We present the case of a patient with 20 years history of supraventricular rhythm disorders diagnosed with isolated PLSVC. Furthermore, we discuss the diagnostic approach providing insights into four-dimensional echocardiography (4DE) evaluation for PLSVC diagnosis, assuming that there is a direct correlation between coronary sinus dilatation caused by abnormal venous return and supraventricular rhythm disorders. We highlight that correct understanding of the pathophysiology of PLSVC will lead to a reduction in unnecessary and potentially harmful testing, to a shorter diagnostic time and to a financial resource saving, as a whole.</p>","PeriodicalId":72829,"journal":{"name":"Discoveries (Craiova, Romania)","volume":"8 4","pages":"e118"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7748613/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39101711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Hematologic parameters in coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and their clinical implications. 冠状病毒感染(COVID-19)的血液学参数及其临床意义。
Discoveries (Craiova, Romania) Pub Date : 2020-10-01 DOI: 10.15190/d.2020.14
Rao Muhammad Waleed, Inbisat Sehar, Waleed Iftikhar, Huma Saeed Khan
{"title":"Hematologic parameters in coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and their clinical implications.","authors":"Rao Muhammad Waleed, Inbisat Sehar, Waleed Iftikhar, Huma Saeed Khan","doi":"10.15190/d.2020.14","DOIUrl":"10.15190/d.2020.14","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Coronaviruses are a class of enveloped RNA viruses that cause infections of the respiratory tract, characterized by fever, tiredness, dry cough, diarrhea, loss of smell or taste, chest pain and shortness of breath. Many patients with mysterious pneumonia were distinguished in December 2019 in Wuhan. The pneumonia of obscure origin was found to be ascribed to a novel coronavirus and described as novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP). The Chinese authorities initially reported the wave of mysterious pneumonia on December 31st, 2019 and it was declared as an outbreak of international concern on January 30th, 2020. A systematic search of relevant research was conducted, and a total of 58 primary research articles were identified, analyzed, and debated to better understand the hematologic profile in COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) infection and its clinical implications. All the findings in this article manifest a true impression of the current interpretation of hematological findings of the SARS-COV-2 disease. Pathophysiology of COVID-19 disease can be better interpreted by taking into consideration the hematologic parameters. Clinical implications of the hematologic profile of COVID-19 patients including cytokine storm, coagulation profile, and thrombophilic complications are under-recognized. Therefore, this review focuses on the coagulation profile, cytokine storm, and its treatment options. The role of pre-existing thrombophilia in COVID-19 patients and how it could result in the poor prognosis of the disease is also debated. The recent data suggests that hypercoagulability could be the potential cause of fatalities due to COVID-19. Potential effects of tocilizumab, metronidazole, and ulinastatin in suppressing cytokine storm may help to treat SARS-COV-2 infection. This review also highlights the significance of thrombophilia testing in SARS-CoV-2 patients depending on the clinical features and especially in pregnant women.</p>","PeriodicalId":72829,"journal":{"name":"Discoveries (Craiova, Romania)","volume":"8 4","pages":"e117"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7585459/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38535106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Importance of Routine Laboratory Investigations Before Elective Surgery. 择期手术前常规实验室检查的重要性。
Discoveries (Craiova, Romania) Pub Date : 2020-09-30 DOI: 10.15190/d.2020.11
Ashish K Kannaujia, Amrita Gupta, Shiva Verma, Uma Srivastava, Rudrashish Haldar, Soni Jasuja
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