Fourth, the associations between COVID-19 vaccination and MACE, myocardial infarction, stroke, and all-cause mortality were evaluated to assess if vaccines prevent cardiovascular outcomes. No imputation strategy was conducted due to the small percentage of missing data (0.07%). All tests were two-...
COVID-19 pneumonitisSARS-CoV-2RadiationCytokine stormInflamatory responseSince the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, healthcare systems have focused their efforts into finding atreatment to avoid the fatal outcomes of severe acute respiratory syndrome due to coronavirus2 (SARS-...
Our recent study at a German university hospital found that > 50% of immunocmpromised patients presenting with CAP would not be adequately treated by the standard empiric therapy due to their atypical pathogen spectrum [25]. In our current investigation where we relied on ICD coding rather ...
Pneumonia and pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) are both respiratory diseases; their diagnosis is difficult due to their similarity in symptoms, medical subjectivity, and the large amount of information from different sources necessary for a correct diagnosis. Analysis of such clinical data using computation...
We identified patients diagnosed with pneumonia-related diseases using International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes, specifically 486 (Pneumonia, organism unspecified), 5070 (Pneumonitis due to inhalation of food or vomitus), and 48,241 (Methicillin-susceptible pneumonia due ...
Bacterial pneumoniais a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients receiving HSCT. The first month after transplant is notable for pneumonias caused by usual nosocomial pathogens, with an incidence of ∼15%. Bacterial pneumonia is frequently due toStaphylococcusandStreptococcusspecies (24% and...
11-13 Accurately quantifying the proportion of patients treated for CAP who are inappropriately diagnosed has been challenging due to lack of validated definitions. In 2022, we devised a metric to quantify inappropriate diagnosis of CAP that was validated and subsequently endorsed by the Nati...
Although this proportion may still have been due to imperfect coding, it is noteworthy that patients with no identified cause of immunodeficiency suffered more frequently from chronic respiratory diseases or cirrhosis. These two conditions might be added to the list of conditions predisposing to PCP, ...
Definition (NCI) An acute, acute and chronic, or chronic inflammation focally or diffusely affecting the lung parenchyma, due to infections (viruses, fungi, mycoplasma, or bacteria), treatment (e.g. radiation), or exposure (inhalation) to chemicals. Symptoms include cough, shortness of breath...
Conversely, older patients are more likely to have multiple comorbidities, diminished immune function due to immunosenescence, and experience nutritional and functional decline, all of which elevate their risk of mortality. Additionally, frailty and reduced recovery potential further exacerbate this risk in...