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Critically ill patient mortality by age: long-term follow-up (CIMbA-LT)

BackgroundThe past years have witnessed dramatic changes in the population admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Older and sicker patients are now commonly treated in this setting due to the newly available sophisticated life support. However, the short- and long-term benefit of this strategy is scarcely studied.MethodsThe Critically Ill patients' mortality by age: Long-Term follow-up (CIMbA-LT) was a mult...

Critically ill patient mortality by age: long-term follow-up (CIMbA-LT)

Background The past years have witnessed dramatic changes in the population admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Older and sicker patients are now commonly treated in this setting due to the newly available sophisticated life support. However, the short- and long-term benefit of this strategy is scarcely studied. Methods The Critically Ill patients’ mortality by age: Long-Term follow-up (CIMbA-LT) was a m...

Barotrauma may be a specially relevant concern in COVID-19 ventilated patients

Invasive mechanical ventilation plays a key role in the management of respiratory failure induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection. Patients with COVID-19 have been associated with need for both long periods of ventilation and higher pressures applied to a often damaged lung parenchyma. These features may prompt an increased risk of lung injury, namely barotrauma, even when a lung protective ventilation strategy is appl...

Guillain-Barré Syndrome underlying SARS-CoV-2 or just a confounding factor?

A síndrome de Guillain-Barré foi frequentemente associada a uma infeção viral. O mimetismo molecular é um dos mecanismos pelos quais os vírus podem estar envolvidos na etiologia desta neuropatia inflamatória desmielinizante. Descrevemos um caso de um homem de 58 anos com diagnóstico de infeção por SARS-CoV-2 que desenvolveu sintomas clínicos compatíveis com a síndrome de Guillain-Barré. O SARS-CoV-2 poderia ter...

Fibromuscular Dysplasia Disease with Cerebral and Renal Involvement