Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA
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Remote reporting is an important preventive measure against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for radiology departments; it reduces the chance of cross-infections between coworkers. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how the preferred locations that radiologists filed reports from changed in response to COVID-19 by measuring the use of internal teleradiology workstations. ⋯ In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, radiologists used internal teleradiology to report CR and CT/MRI examinations significantly more frequently. In contrast to the predictions of previous studies, the use of internal teleradiology returned to baseline levels after the pandemic was under control.
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Thionamide-induced agranulocytosis (TiA) is a rare adverse event with a reported incidence of approximately 0.1% to 1.75%. Prompt recognition of TiA is critical to reduce the mortality rate. However, the differential diagnosis between cases of TiA and non-TiA neutropenia can be challenging due to the potential simultaneous involvement of other causes of neutropenia, such as concomitant chemotherapy, liver dysfunction, or infection. The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible factors associated with the development of TiA. ⋯ Patients with TiA were more likely to have higher levels of free T4 and ANC at the time of the neutropenic event vs those with non-TiA neutropenia.
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ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine has been widely used. Some unexpected adverse effects such as the development of systemic hyper inflammation with multiorgan involvement after vaccination, in rare cases, have been reported. However, its pathogenesis remains unclear. ⋯ We demonstrated that systemic inflammation may occur in subjects who have received the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccination. Moreover, we proposed immune markers, which may be implicated in the pathogenesis of systemic inflammation following COVID-19 vaccination as potential diagnostic biomarkers.