CONCLUSIONS: Data suggest great misuse of antibiotics without relevant data about HAIs. Almost all ICU patients received some antibiotics, which was correlated with prolonged hospitalization.
CONCLUSION: There was a decline in the utilization of health services at the Department of Paediatrics, Federal Medical Center Asaba, during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a rise in mortality, despite the fact that all the units of the department were
Background The coronavirus pandemic preparedness and response activities began in Nepal after the detection of the first case on 24 January 2020. Highest daily case record in June 2020 was 671, but it reached above 5,000 in October 2020. Objective
CONCLUSIONS: In patients previously hospitalized with COVID-19, there is long-lasting impairment of endothelial function as measured by the salbutamol-induced stimulation of the NO-cGMP pathway that may contribute to cardiovascular complications.
CONCLUSION: During the pandemic, the time interval between symptom onset to surgery was significantly increased among patients with AGD. Concomitantly, higher preoperative severity indexes and longer hospital stay were reported with a delay in
Infectious diseases create a significant health and social burden globally and can lead to outbreaks and epidemics. Timely surveillance for infectious diseases is required to inform both short and long term public responses and health policies. Novel
Persistent nursing workforce shortages, in conjunction with the COVID-19 pandemic and increased patient acuity, have led to increased utilization of nursing assistive personnel (NAP) within acute care settings. Although the work demand of NAPs