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Long-term cardiovascular events in individuals hospitalised with COVID-19
LOCUS group; Soares, Patrícia; Ruivinho, Carolina; Silva, Joana; Lobão, Maria João; Santos, Lelita; Paixão, Joana; Ramalho, Ana Rita; Henriques, AdrianaBackground: Post-COVID condition encompasses a spectrum of persistent or emerging symptoms affecting multiple organ systems, including a heightened risk of cardiovascular complications. Despite growing recognition of this phenomenon, there remains a lack of comprehensive data regarding the incidence and risk factors associated with cardiovascular events during the post-acute phase in patients previously hospita...
LOCUS (LOng Covid-Understanding Symptoms, events and use of services in Portuga...
Dinis Teixeira, J.P.; Santos, Mário J.D.S.; Soares, Patricia; Azevedo, Luísa de; Barbosa, Patrícia; Boas, Andreia Vilas; Cordeiro, João V.; Dias, SóniaApproximately 10% of patients experience symptoms of Post COVID-19 Condition (PCC) after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. Akin acute COVID-19, PCC may impact a multitude of organs and systems, such as the cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal, and neurological systems. The frequency and associated risk factors of PCC are still unclear among both community and hospital settings in individuals with a history of COV...
Patients’ perspectives on determinants avoidable hospitalizations: development ...
Sarmento, João; Siopa, Margarida; Feteira-Santos, Rodrigo; Lopes, Sílvia; Dias, Sónia; Guerreiro, António Sousa; Panarra, António; Nascimento, PaulaAmbulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) can be avoided through effective care in the ambulatory setting. Patients are the most qualified individuals to express the social and individual contexts of their own experience. Thus, understanding why potentially preventable hospitalizations occur is important to develop patient-centred policies or interventions that may reduce them. This study aims to develop and ...
The demand for Hospital Emergency Services: trends during the first month of Co...
Santana, Rui; Sousa, Joana Santos; Soares, Patrícia; Lopes, Sílvia; Boto, Paulo; Rocha, João VictorABSTRACT - Introduction: Since December 2019, more than 925,000 cases of COVID-19 have been reported worldwide, 8,251 cases in Portugal by the end of March. Previous studies related to the SARS pandemic showed a decrease up to 80% in the emergency care episodes. Hence, the objective of this study is to analyze the use of emergency services during the first pandemic month, compared to historical records. Methods...