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Lower admission blood pressure as an independent predictor of 1-year mortality in elderly patients experiencing a first hospitalization for acute heart failure
(Elsevier, 2019)
Background: Systolic blood pressure (SBP) is an acknowledged prognostic factor in patients with heart failure (HF). Admission SBP should be a risk factor for 1-year mortality even in elderly patients ...
High-dose methylprednisolone pulses for 3 days vs. low-dose dexamethasone for 10 days in severe, non-critical COVID-19: a retrospective propensity score matched analysis
(MDPI, 2021)
Corticosteroids are largely recommended in patients with severe COVID-19. However, evidence to support high-dose methylprednisolone (MP) pulses is not as robust as that demonstrated for low-dose ...
Emergency short-stay unit as an effective alternative to in-hospital admission for acute exacerbation of chronic heart failure
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2014-10)
Study Objective: To determine whether a new emergency department short-stay unit (EDSSU) was an effective alternative to conventional hospital units (HU) for acute exacerbation of chronic heart failure ...
Prevalence of prediabetes and associated factors in the oldest old: a cross sectional study in the octabaix cohort
(Elsevier, 2017-06)
Background: The leading high-risk state for diabetes mellitus (DM) – prediabetes – is increasing; however, a lack of information exists in oldest old subjects. The objective of this study is to describe ...
A quick diagnosis unit as an alternative to conventional hospitalization in a tertiary public hospital: a descriptive study
(Medycyna Praktyczna, 2013-09-24)
Introduction: Reports indicate that a significant number of patients admitted to internal medicine units could be studied on an outpatient basis. Objectives: This article assesses a quick diagnosis unit ...
Risk categories in COVID-19 based on degrees of inflammation: data on more than 17,000 patients from the spanish SEMI-COVID-19 registry
(MDPI, 2021)
(1) Background: The inflammation or cytokine storm that accompanies COVID-19 marks the prognosis. This study aimed to identify three risk categories based on inflammatory parameters on admission. (2) ...
Genetic screening for TLR7 variants in young and previously healthy men with severe COVID-19
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2021)
Introduction: Loss-of-function TLR7 variants have been recently reported in a small number of males to underlie strong predisposition to severe COVID-19. We aimed to determine the presence of these rare ...
Effectiveness of a Surgery Admission Unit for patients undergoing major elective surgery in a tertiary university hospital
(Springer Nature, 2010-01-22)
Background: The increasing demand on hospitalisation, either due to elective activity from the waiting lists or due to emergency admissions coming from the Emergency Department (ED), requires looking ...
Standardizing admission and discharge processes to improve patient flow: a cross sectional study
(Springer Nature, 2012-06-28)
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate how hospital capacity was managed focusing on standardizing the admission and discharge processes. Methods: This study was set in a 900-bed university ...
Evidence of functional declining and global comorbidity measured at baseline proved to be the strongest predictors for long-term death in elderly community residents aged 85 years: a 5-year follow-up evaluation, the OCTABAIX study
(Dove Press, 2016-04-18)
Objective: To investigate the predictive value of functional impairment, chronic conditions, and laboratory biomarkers of aging for predicting 5-year mortality in the elderly aged 85 years. Methods: ...