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Thromboembolic events in COVID-19 patients : A Tunisian case series study
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can lead to systemic coagulation activation and thrombotic complications(TC), which may lead to fatal outcomes if not diagnosed and managed appropriately.We aimed to report the incidence and characteristics of venous and arterial thrombotic complications(TC) in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and to investigate the predictive factors of their occurrence.A retrospective study including 200 patients with COVID-19 confirmed by a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction test, admitted between March 2020 and January 2021 in the pulmonary departement B at Abderrahman Mami Hospi...
Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 25, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Louhaichi, S., Ferchichi, M., Khalfallah, I., Belkhir, S., Boubaker, N., Ammar, J., Hamdi, B., Hamzaoui, A. Tags: Respiratory infections and bronchiectasis Source Type: research

COPD and COVID-19: a dangerous association?
Conclusion: COPDs patients are mostly ederly men with comorbidities. The most effective treatment for them was stabilization of comorbidities and conventional oxygen and for the most severe Helmet-CPAP and NIV. In addition, COPD patients had no higher risk of mortality from COVID-19 than individuals without a pre-existing diagnosis of COPD.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 1, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Mendez Gonzalez, L., Ferreira, J., Caneiras, C. Tags: 05.02 - Monitoring airway disease Source Type: research