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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy and safety of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) with high PEEP levels application in patients with COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). METHODS: This is a retrospective cohort study with data collected from 95 patients who were administered NIV as part of their treatment in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at University Hospital Centre Zagreb between October 2021 and February 2022. The definite outcome was NIV failure. RESULTS: High PEEP NIV was applied in all 95 patients; 54 (56.84%) patients could be kept solely on NIV, while 41 (43.16%) patients required intubation. ICU mortality of patients solely on NIV was 3.70%, while total ICU mortality was 35.79%. The most significant difference in the dynamic of respiratory parameters between 2 patient groups was visible on Day 3 of ICU stay: By that day, patients kept solely on NIV required significantly lower PEEP levels and had better improvement in PaO2, P/F ratio, and HACOR score. CONCLUSION: High PEEP applied by NIV was a safe option for the initial respiratory treatment of all patients, despite the severity of ARDS. For some patients, it was also shown to be the only necessary form of oxygen supplementation.
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COVID-19 , Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos , Ventilación no Invasiva , Respiración con Presión Positiva , Humanos , Estudios Retrospectivos , COVID-19/terapia , COVID-19/complicaciones , Masculino , Ventilación no Invasiva/métodos , Femenino , Respiración con Presión Positiva/métodos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Anciano , Síndrome de Dificultad Respiratoria/terapia , Estudios de Cohortes , SARS-CoV-2 , Croacia , Resultado del Tratamiento , AdultoRESUMEN
In the advanced Parkinson's disease, motor and non-motor symptoms become more severe and more difficult to treat. Oral therapy may become insufficient in controlling a patient´s motor complications, which results in a substantial deterioration of the patient's quality of life, ability to work and self-reliance. This is when device-aided treatments should be considered and offered, if suitable for a given patient. They include subcutaneous and intestinal infusion therapies, deep brain stimulation and, more recently, MRI-guided focussed ultrasound. Device-aided treatments should be offered in accordance with guidelines and treatment standardization. Also there is a need to ensure availability of treatment and education of patients and physicians.
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Estimulación Encefálica Profunda , Enfermedad de Parkinson , Humanos , Enfermedad de Parkinson/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedad de Parkinson/terapia , Antiparkinsonianos , Levodopa , Carbidopa , Calidad de Vida , Estimulación Encefálica Profunda/métodos , Combinación de MedicamentosAsunto(s)
Afasia Progresiva Primaria , Demencia Frontotemporal , Trastornos Parkinsonianos , Humanos , Mutación/genética , Trastornos Parkinsonianos/diagnóstico por imagen , Trastornos Parkinsonianos/genética , Afasia Progresiva Primaria/diagnóstico por imagen , Afasia Progresiva Primaria/genética , Progranulinas/genéticaAsunto(s)
Enfermedades de los Nervios Craneales/diagnóstico por imagen , Cuarto Ventrículo/diagnóstico por imagen , Hemangioma Cavernoso/diagnóstico por imagen , Anciano , Enfermedades de los Nervios Craneales/cirugía , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Cuarto Ventrículo/cirugía , Hemangioma Cavernoso/cirugía , Humanos , Masculino , SíndromeRESUMEN
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a relatively rare condition. We present a case of an acute aseptic thrombosis of the sagittal, transverse and sigmoid sinus in a puerperium patient with protein S deficiency. The specifics of the case include high intracranial pressure (ICP) caused by sinus thrombosis with typical symptomatology and bilateral papilloedema, which also manifested in transient bilateral abducens nerve palsy and, consequently, bilateral horizontal diplopia. The recovery of the cranial nerve function occurred 3 to 4 weeks after it was initially reported. Prompt and adequate anticoagulant therapy contributed to the almost complete recanalization of the dural venous sinus thrombosis and a positive outcome of the disease.