PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

BACKGROUND: Comprehensive anesthesia preparation by means of the anamnesis and physical examination is considered an essential part of the quality criteria for anesthesia. Especially due to the shortage of specialists, there are usually long waiting

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings contribute to the evidence-base regarding self-testing strategies conducted via workplaces and secondary distribution to households. Willingness to perform a COVID-19 self-test increased after implementation. This pilot

CONCLUSIONS: Psoriasis aggravation significantly increased patients' treatment demands, especially during lockdowns. The used psoriasis severity measures highlighted patients' treatment demands differently. This suggests more accessible and

CONCLUSION: When Omicron was the variant of concern, newborns of unvaccinated mothers had an increased risk of neonatal death. Neonates of vaccinated mothers had a decreased risk of preterm birth and adverse neonatal outcomes. As the protective

The top 20 highest burdened countries (in disability-adjusted life years) account for more than 75% of the global burden of viral hepatitis. An effective response in these 20 countries is crucial if global elimination targets are to be achieved. In

CONCLUSIONS: During the three years of the pandemic, no changes were observed in the social networks of community-dwelling older Japanese individuals.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, changes in policy, shifts in behavior, and the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants spurred multiple waves of transmission. Accurate assessments of the changing risks were vital for ensuring adequate healthcare

CONCLUSION: Quantitative assessments may underestimate significant older adult distress and maladaptive coping toward global stressors. Findings should be replicated with more diverse populations beyond the COVID-19 context.

CONCLUSION: Findings indicate that RSV-A and RSV-B may only be marginally clinically distinguishable but both subtypes are associated with medically attended illness in children <5 years old. Furthermore, circulation of RSV subtypes varies substantially each year, seasonally and geographically. With introduction of new RSV prevention products, this highlights the importance of continued monitoring of RSV-A and RSV-B subtypes.

The COVID-19 pandemic created significant disruptions to daily life. Lockdown effects resulted in decreased exercise capacity and increased blood pressure in adults and adolescents in the first year of the pandemic. We examined changes in exercise