European review for medical and pharmacological sciences
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Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci · Oct 2021
Effect of preinjury use of direct oral anticoagulants vs. Vitamin K antagonists on outcomes of hip fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Elderly patients with hip fractures are frequently under anticoagulant therapy. We aimed to assess if outcomes of hip fracture patients undergoing surgical intervention differ with prior use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) or Vitamin K antagonists (VKA). ⋯ There is no difference in surgical delay, early mortality, blood transfusion rates and length of hospital stay between DOAC uses and VKA users undergoing hip fracture surgery.
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Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci · Jun 2021
Randomized Controlled TrialRandomized clinical trial "olfactory dysfunction after COVID-19: olfactory rehabilitation therapy vs. intervention treatment with Palmitoylethanolamide and Luteolin": preliminary results.
Approximately 30% of patients with confirmed COVID-19 report persistent smell or taste disorders as long-term sequalae of infection. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is associated with inflammatory changes to the olfactory bulb, and treatments with anti-inflammatory properties are hypothesized to attenuate viral injury and promote recovery of olfaction after infection. Our study investigated the efficacy of a supplement with Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) and Luteolin to support recovery of olfaction in COVID-19 patients. ⋯ Treatment combining olfactory rehabilitation with oral supplementation with PEA and Luteolin was associated with improved recovery of olfactory function, most marked in those patients with longstanding olfactory dysfunction. Further studies are necessary to replicate these findings and to determine whether early intervention including olfactory rehabilitation and PEA+Luteolin oral supplement might prevent SARS-CoV-2 associated olfactory impairment.
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Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci · Jun 2021
Side effects after COVID-19 vaccinations among residents of Poland.
Side effects of vaccines are common, but people react differently to different vaccines. Manufacturers provide lists of the side effects of their products. Adverse reactions are proof of the effectiveness of vaccines and that the immune system is responding. In this study, we compare the side effects of the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines. Our survey results show that the side effects of the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine are more common than after the first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Most respondents in our survey reported at least one side-effect after the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccine, but these reactions were less common after the Pfizer preparation. ⋯ Side effects as a result of vaccination are not rare and are proof that the immune system is responding. However, severe adverse reactions to vaccines can be dangerous, and they engender fear. Concerns about the side effects and complications of COVID-19 vaccines may eclipse opinions regarding their benefits. This study shows that the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine causes side effects more often than either dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
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Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci · Apr 2021
Efficacy of intranasal ketamine for acute pain management in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
This study aimed to compare the efficacy of intranasal (IN) ketamine for pain control with placebo and other analgesics in an emergency setting. ⋯ There may be a role of IN ketamine for acute pain management in adults in an emergency setting. There is a tendency for better pain control with IN ketamine as compared to control and the possibility of similar efficacy of IN ketamine as compared to opioids. However, the results are not unequivocal and are limited by the low number of studies in literature and limited pain indications studied. Further RCTs are required to strengthen the evidence.
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Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci · Mar 2021
Comparative StudySARS-CoV-2 infection and H1N1 vaccination: does a relationship between the two factors really exist? A retrospective analysis of a territorial cohort in Ferrara, Italy.
SARS-CoV-2 has been compared with other strains of coronaviruses, SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, and with the flu viruses: all of them manifest themselves with respiratory symptoms and, although their genetic patterns are similar, the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection has quickly reached global dimensions, demonstrating that SARS-CoV-2 is a virus with greater spreading capacity, albeit less lethal. Compared with influenza viruses, coronaviruses have a longer incubation period and the patients with coronaviruses' syndromes develop more severe diseases requiring frequent hospitalizations and intensive care admissions. The aim was to explore the relationships between seasonal influenza vaccination and coronavirus infection and to understand whether this hypothetic role by the flu vaccines modifies SARS-CoV-2 infection's outcomes. ⋯ In our groups of patients, we found a relationship between seasonal influenza vaccinations and SARS-CoV-2 infection. Age seems to be the main risk factor for short-term mortality in COVID-19 inpatients, while the influenza vaccination is, together with gender and age itself, a determining factor in predicting the need for hospitalization.