Med Clin Barcelona
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Alcohol has been considered an important risk factor for the development of pneumonia since the last century. Nevertheless, it was not thought that it had relevant effects on lung structure and functions until recently. ⋯ Recent investigations in animals and humans with alcohol abuse have uncovered several alterations currently known as the "alcoholic lung". This revision discusses the association between alcohol abuse and lung injury/ARDS and tries to explain the physiopathology along with possible treatments.
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To assess the post-Intensive Care Unit (ICU) mortality (in-hospital and one year after hospital discharge) and the associated factors. ⋯ Patients admitted for a medical-surgical MODS presented a mortality of 52.9% within one year. The factors influencing hospital mortality are age and a generally diminished functional status, both being not modifiable factors. After discharge, the decreased general functional status remained central along with the re-hospitalisation.
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An important input to decision-making and health planning is a consistent and comparative description of the population health status. The purpose of this study was to describe the burden of disease in the Region of Valencia (Spain). ⋯ We provide for the first time ever information on the burden of disease in the Valencian population. At this local level, the use of DALYs can help to monitor the population health status and guide the debates on rational priority-setting.