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Increased 30-Day Mortality in Very Old ICU Patients with COVID-19 Compared to P...
Guidet, B; Jung, C; Flaatten, H; Fjølner, J; Artigas, A; Bollen Pinto, B; Schefold, J; Beil, M; Sigal, S; Vernon van Heerden, P; Szczeklik, WPurpose: The number of patients ≥ 80 years admitted into critical care is increasing. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) added another challenge for clinical decisions for both admission and limitation of life-sustaining treatments (LLST). We aimed to compare the characteristics and mortality of very old critically ill patients with or without COVID-19 with a focus on LLST. Methods: Patients 80 years or older ...
Aetiology, Course and Treatment of Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis in Paedia...
Wente-Schulz, S; Aksenova, M; Awan, A; Ambarsari, CG; Becherucci, F; Emma, F; Fila, M; Francisco, T; Gokce, I; Gülhan, B; Hansen, M; Jahnukainen, Tackground: Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN) is a significant cause of acute renal failure in paediatric and adult patients. There are no large paediatric series focusing on the aetiology, treatment and courses of acute TIN. Patients, design and setting: We collected retrospective clinical data from paediatric patients with acute biopsy-proven TIN by means of an online survey. Members of four professiona...
A brief diagnostic screening instrument for mental disturbances in general medi...
Fink, P; Ørnbøl, E; Huyse, F; Jonge, P; Lobo, A; Herzog, T; Slaets, J; Arolt, V; Cardoso, G; Rigatelli, M; Hansen, MOBJECTIVE: Mental illness is prevalent among general hospital ward patients but often goes unrecognised. The aim of this study was to validate the SCL-8d as a brief questionnaire for mental disturbances for use in general hospitals. METHODS: The study included 2040 patients, 18 years or older, consecutively admitted to 11 general internal medicine wards in seven European countries. All patients were screened on...