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Radiología en la pandemia COVID-19: uso actual, recomendaciones para la estructuración del informe radiológico y experiencia de nuestro departamento

Rev. chil. radiol; 26 (3), 2020
Resumen: La pandemia causada por el nuevo coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) ha derivado en nuevos desafíos en la manera que radiología apoya el trabajo clínico y presta servicios oportunos. El presente artículo revisa las principales publicaciones en la literatura radiológica a la fecha, con énfasis en los ...

Características y resultados de los pacientes infectados con nCoV19 con requerimiento de ventilación mecánica invasiva en la Argentina

RESUMEN Objetivo: El coronavirus ha emergido este año como causa de neumonía viral. Una de las principales características es su rápida transmisión y su potencial severidad. El objetivo de este estudio de serie de casos es describir las características clínicas de los pacientes con confirmación ...

Comment on The importance of physical exercise during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

SUMMARY Currently, many people have been infected by the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and presented cardiorespiratory symptoms caused mainly by the host immune system response and respiratory tract inflammation. So far, there is no effective treatment to fight off COVID-19 and, despite many daily specu...

Ocular manifestations of COVID-19: a literature review

SUMMARY Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the highly pathogenic SARS-Cov-2 virus, was declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020. Its main clinical manifestations are related to airway involvement; however, there is extrapulmonary impairment in some cases. Giv...

Is the COVID-19 disease associated with de novo nephritic syndrome?

SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: This study aims to determine the incidence of de novo nephritic syndrome (NS) in COVID-19 patients and identify its associated factors. METHODS: All ward patients with COVID-19 pneumonia were investigated. After determining the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the study populatio...

Gastrointestinal emergency care during the COVID-19 pandemic: rapid communication

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with a decrease in the search for medical care. High-risk patients have avoided hospital environments fearing infection. We hypothesize that there was also a decrease in the search for medical care related to gastroint...

Recomendaciones para realización de traqueostomías en paciente adulto con COVID-19 (+) o sospechoso

Resumen La traqueostomía es un procedimiento generador de aerosoles, lo que cobra particular importancia en la pandemia por SARS-CoV-2, causante de COVID-19, al tener un importante riesgo de contagio asociado si no implementamos adecuadamente las modificaciones necesarias para disminuir los aerosoles fo...