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Revista clinica espanola ; 2022.
Article in Spanish | EuropePMC | ID: covidwho-1695069

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Fundamentos: La pandemia por COVID-19 ha provocado cambios globales que afectan a la vida diaria de la población mundial, con un impacto directo sobre la salud física y mental de los individuos, así como en sus hábitos sociales y recreativos. Métodos: Análisis retrospectivo de aspectos demográficos y clínicos de los pacientes atendidos por intoxicaciones agudas en un Servicio de Urgencias hospitalario durante tres períodos distintos: prepandemia (2019), tras el confinamiento domiciliario (2020) y en período pospandémico (2021), analizando en cada uno los meses de junio y julio. Resultados: Se incluyeron 1.182 intoxicaciones agudas. Con relación a la etapa prepandémica, el número de intoxicados disminuyó durante el confinamiento (2019: 1,9% vs. 2020: 1,5%;p<0,01), incrementándose la ratio varón/mujer (2,0 vs. 1,4, p=0,02) y la edad media (2019: 31,4 vs. 2020: 41,3;p<0,001), tendencia que se mantuvo en el año 2021 (38,3). La intoxicación con motivación suicida también aumentó en dicho período (2019: 8,71% vs. 2020: 21,0%;p<0,01), mientras que las lúdicas decrecieron (2019: 76,1% vs. 2020: 62,0%;p<0,01), con un aumento no significativo en el último año 2021 (69,0%, p = 0,07). Conclusiones: La pandemia por COVID19 ha generado cambios clínicos y epidemiológicos en las intoxicaciones agudas atendidas en un Servicio de Urgencias hospitalario durante las distintas fases de la pandemia.

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Inflamm Res ; 71(1): 57-67, 2022 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1491056

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OBJECTIVE: Severe COVID-19 is characterized by a dysregulated immune response in which neutrophils play a critical role. Calprotectin reflects neutrophil activation and is involved in the self-amplifying thrombo-inflammatory storm in severe COVID-19. We aimed to evaluate the role of calprotectin in early prediction of severity in COVID-19 patients. METHODS: This was a multicenter prospective observational study enrolling consecutive adult COVID-19 patients. On arrival to emergency department, blood samples were collected for laboratory tests, including serum calprotectin. The primary outcome was severe respiratory failure requiring invasive mechanical ventilation and the secondary outcome was need for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission. RESULTS: Study population included 395 patients, 57 (14.4%) required invasive mechanical ventilation and 100 (25.3%) were admitted to ICU. Median serum calprotectin levels were significantly higher in intubated (3.73 mg/L vs. 2.63 mg/L; p < 0.001) and ICU patients (3.48 mg/L vs. 2.60 mg/L; p = 0.001). Calprotectin showed a significant accuracy to predict the need for invasive mechanical ventilation (ROC AUC 0.723) and ICU admission (ROC AUC 0.650). In multivariate analysis, serum calprotectin was an independent predictor of invasive mechanical ventilation (OR 1.161) and ICU admission (OR 1.068). CONCLUSION: Serum calprotectin can be used as an early predictor of severity in COVID-19 patients.


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COVID-19/blood , COVID-19/diagnosis , Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex/blood , Neutrophil Activation , Neutrophils/cytology , Respiration, Artificial , Respiratory Insufficiency/diagnosis , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Area Under Curve , COVID-19/complications , Female , Humans , Immune System , Inflammation , Intensive Care Units , Male , Middle Aged , Multivariate Analysis , Predictive Value of Tests , Prospective Studies , ROC Curve , Respiratory Insufficiency/complications , Treatment Outcome , Young Adult
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