CONCLUSIONS: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted pregnant women's mental health, producing a negative effect on emotions. The research carried out shows a statistically significant relationship between the levels of fear and anxiety in pregnant women
CONCLUSION: Efforts made to accommodate shortages in staff and equipment, adapt to limited PPE, and enforce isolation policies had unintended consequences that affected patient safety and created a more hazardous environment characterized by less
Background: Early neuromuscular blockade with cisatracurium has been associated with improved outcomes in moderate-severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Previous studies have demonstrated increased drug utilization without benefits in
CONCLUSIONS: Currently, the burden of asthma acute care in Singapore is high; Singapore's asthma-related hospitalisation and ED visit rates are relatively higher than those of other developed economies, and its asthma admission rate is expected to
Acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) is a rare childhood neurological disorder. The familiar type of ANE (ANE1) is associated with a mutation in the RANBP2 gene. Both SARS-CoV-2 and RANBP2 mutations are responsible for the manifestation of a hyper
The new coronavirus pandemic resulted in millions of deaths in Brazil and around the world, and presented substantial challenges to society. The shortand long-term clinical manifestations tied to COVID-19 are still poorly understood, and may involve
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused changes in health care as well as human suffering, and consideration of the principles of ethics can build a foundation to consider dilemmas that have arisen. Diversity, equity, and inclusion have become key issues
CONCLUSION: The outcomes for older adults residing in congregate care homes improved steadily throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. While this finding is multifactorial, integration with a local hospital partner supported key interventions known to
CONCLUSIONS: Ct value seems to be a significant factor not only in predicting OD severity in COVID-19 patients but also in the OD recovery duration. This finding may be helpful to investigate the underlying mechanisms of OD in COVID-19 patients.