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In this contribution we present to the readers of "Meta" the slightly edited transcription of an online conversation with Nancy Fraser that took place in April 2021. The text includes introductory sections by Stefano Marino, questions by Anna Preti, Francesca Todeschini, Rolando Vitali and Alessandro Volpi, and replies by Nancy Fraser. The interview is based on a reading of the book Feminism for the 99 Percent: A Manifesto (Verso, London 2019), written by Cinzia Arruzza, Tithi Bhattacharya and Nancy Fraser, but is also focused, more in general, on questions concerning capitalism, social crises, populism, feminism, critical theory and the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Background : Association between some analytical parameters and clinical evolution of patients infected by SARS-COV-2 is a controversial issue. Aims : Review the relationship between laboratory parameters and severity and/or lethality of the COVID-19. Methods : Observational, cross-sectional and retrospective study. Data obtained from electronic health record of patients over 18 years of age admitted in our hospital, between March and May 2020 with suspected SARS-COV-2 infection. After descriptive statistical study, we did an inferential analysis using Mann-Whitney U test for independent samples, in order to verify association between the results of analytical parameters and the clinical severity (defined by hospitalization in conventional ward vs. intensive care units (ICU)) and/or lethality (alive vs. death at the end of the study). Results : 668 patients were included, 345 men (52%) and 323 women (48%), with a median age of 70 years. 80% of patients had previous comorbidities, 10% were admitted to the ICU, and 17% died.Differences were found in hematimetric parameter between the different groups: leukocytes (10 3 /μl): 8.3 in ICU patients vs. 6.5 in those admitted to the ward;platelet count (10 3 /μl) of 182l in death patients vs. 223 in survivors;hemostasis parameters: D-dimer (DD) (μg/L) of 1379 and 1236 in deceased and admitted to the ICU respectively, compared to 734 and 786 in survivors and not admitted to ICU;and biochemical figures (increase in C-reactive protein (CRP), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) or cardiac enzymes, the latter, especially, in patients who were deceased, with a median ultrasensitive troponin I (ng/L) of 34.75 vs. 7.1 in survivors. The differences were statistically significant ( P value <0.01). Conclusions : Correlation exist between severity of infection and the increase in leukocytes, neutrophils, DD, CRP and LDH, and lymphopenia, in our sample. Decrease in the platelet count and the increase in cardiac enzymes were associated with an increased risk of mortality.