{"title":"The risk of post-intensive care syndrome among patients hospitalised in the intensive care unit","authors":"K. Białek","doi":"10.5114/MS.2021.105004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/MS.2021.105004","url":null,"abstract":"The development of medicine and the improvement of techniques used for life support in intensive care units (ICUs) have significantly contributed to reducing the mortality of treated patients. On the other hand, many of them experience reduced quality of life and health problems after discharge from the unit. Individuals who have undergone a critical illness requiring intensive care have reported physical weakness, mental health problems, and a decrease in cognitive functions. It has been proposed that this form of reaction of patients treated in the ICU should be called post-intensive care syndrome (PICS). Understanding and early diagnosis of PICS may therefore be important for the medical personnel and for the patient and his/her family. This article describes the reactions and health consequences of patients treated in the ICU and how to prevent them.","PeriodicalId":81014,"journal":{"name":"Contributions in medical studies","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90163262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Janion-Sadowska, Łukasz Turek, A. Dudek, J. Andrychowski, M. Sadowski
{"title":"Atrial fibrillation and flutter – the state of the art. Part 2","authors":"A. Janion-Sadowska, Łukasz Turek, A. Dudek, J. Andrychowski, M. Sadowski","doi":"10.5114/ms.2021.109530","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/ms.2021.109530","url":null,"abstract":"Despite constantly updating our knowledge on atrial fibrillation and flutter there are many questions and doubts about the nature and extent of arrhythmic and non-arrhythmic consequences of these arrhythmias. In part 1 of the state-of-the-art paper the diagnostic work-up of patients with the 2 arrhythmias was summarized. The management of patients with atrial fibrillation and flutter requires a multidisciplinary approach in the risk assessment (including stroke) and treatment strategy. Regardless of the type of antiarrhythmic or anticoagulant therapy, benefits must always surpass or at least offset potential adverse effects and drug toxicity. In part 2 of the state-of-the-art paper, current therapeutic strategies have been summarized.","PeriodicalId":81014,"journal":{"name":"Contributions in medical studies","volume":"58 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84590444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arkadiusz Trybek, P. Lichota, J. Wilczyński, R. Zieliński
{"title":"Neck phlegmon in COVID-19 patients","authors":"Arkadiusz Trybek, P. Lichota, J. Wilczyński, R. Zieliński","doi":"10.5114/ms.2021.112392","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/ms.2021.112392","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81014,"journal":{"name":"Contributions in medical studies","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83735674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Zaremba, Agnieszka Płusa, Agnieszka Radowicz-Chil
{"title":"Cytotoxic T lymphocytes could contribute in COVID-19-induced\u0000passing anosmia","authors":"M. Zaremba, Agnieszka Płusa, Agnieszka Radowicz-Chil","doi":"10.5114/ms.2021.109566","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/ms.2021.109566","url":null,"abstract":"Several clinical reports have demonstrated a spectrum of neurological manifestations of COVID-19 patients with subsequent post-mortem neuropathological findings. The aim of the case description is to show spotty inflammatory lesions in the olfactory bulb, which could lead to passing anosmia. Microscopic examination showed severe ischaemia and microglial proliferation in the olfactory bulb region. We encountered the presence of perivascular infiltration of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CD8). The COVID-19 pandemic brought us many new challenges concerning viral detection, transmission, abd spread, then clinical symptoms, and clinical outcome. It seems that cytotoxic T response could be a causative factor not only in respiratory tract injury but also is involved in the neural system, but further studies are required.","PeriodicalId":81014,"journal":{"name":"Contributions in medical studies","volume":"46 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77801645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}