The aim of the study was to assess the effect of a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine on the rates of hospital ward and intensive care unit (ICU) admissions around the time of emergence of the Omicron variant in the Basque Country. A retrospective
CONCLUSIONS: Different enablers and challenges for postgraduate medical education were identified. These results can guide all stakeholders involved with workplace learning to develop a better understanding of how workplace learning can be optimized
Research has demonstrated that the impact of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the mental health of United States (U.S.) veterans was less negative than originally anticipated. However, U.S. veterans are susceptible to exacerbation of post
CONCLUSIONS: Transarterial embolization is a feasible, safe, and effective procedure in COVID-19 patients with arterial bleeding. ECMO-patients have a lower 30-day survival rate than non-ECMO-patients and have an increased risk for re-bleeding
CONCLUSIONS: Our results reinforce the hypothesis that zero-COVID-19 strategy may impact the epidemiological pattern of influenza. Under the complex pandemic situation, implementation of NPIs could be a beneficial strategy containing not only COVID
CONCLUSIONS: Hypermagnesemia, having a male gender, and the existence of comorbidity in patients with COVID-19 is associated with an increase in mortality. Further studies on the pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic implications need to be done.
CONCLUSIONS: Even when COVID-19 incidence rate is relatively low in Hong Kong, the pandemic made life even more challenging for SAs and SEAs, which is a community already struggling with language barriers, financial woes, and discrimination. This in
CONCLUSION: The incidence of nosocomial infection has decreased during the pandemic, possibly due to the use of more personal protective equipment and modified protocols after the outbreak. This also explains the difference in the change in incidence