1.
Med Hypotheses
; 144: 109954, 2020 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-548592
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 gastrointestinal manifestations could be attributed to SARS-CoV-2-induced small vessel thrombosis. OA with NPT treatment may have a role in optimization of bowel microcirculation and in the reduction of the endothelial and the systemic cytokine-related damage, improving also respiratory function.
Subject(s)
COVID-19/complications , Gastrointestinal Diseases/etiology , Gastrointestinal Diseases/therapy , Intra-Abdominal Hypertension/etiology , Intra-Abdominal Hypertension/therapy , Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy/methods , Open Abdomen Techniques/methods , Cytokines/physiology , Gastrointestinal Diseases/physiopathology , Gastrointestinal Tract/blood supply , Gastrointestinal Tract/physiopathology , Humans , Intra-Abdominal Hypertension/physiopathology , Microcirculation , Models, Biological , Pandemics
2.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg
; 89(4): e97-e100, 2020 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-619279