Revista clínica española
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Revista clínica española · Jun 2022
Case Reports[Pulmonary embolism during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: clinical and radiological features].
A high incidence of pulmonary embolism has been described during the coronavirus pandemic. ⋯ There is an increased risk of having a pulmonary embolism during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, which affects patients with a different clinical profile and more often causes distal pulmonary embolisms.
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Revista clínica española · May 2022
Case Reports[The early use of sepsis scores to predict respiratory failure and mortality in non-ICU patients with COVID-19].
This observational retrospective study aimed to investigate the usefulness of Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), Quick SOFA (qSOFA), National Early Warning Score (NEWS), and quick NEWS in predicting respiratory failure and death among patients with COVID-19 hospitalized outside of intensive care units (ICU). We included 237 adults hospitalized with COVID-19 who were followed-up on for one month or until death. Respiratory failure was defined as a PaO2/FiO2 ratio ≤ 200 mmHg or the need for mechanical ventilation. ⋯ Regarding mortality, SOFA was more accurate than the other scores. In conclusion, sepsis scores are useful for predicting respiratory failure and mortality in COVID-19 patients. A NEWS score ≥ 4 was found to be the best cutoff point for predicting respiratory failure.