Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Samea Khan, Usman Shah Gilani, Syed Muhammad Muslim Raza, Tanveer Hussain
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has spread globally, with Pakistan facing the challenge of preparing preventive measures and raising awareness among professionals regarding the virus. Self-isolation remains the only effective method to control the spread of the virus, and public awareness campaigns have been largely successful in Pakistan due to media initiatives.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Virology
Farah Yasmin, Syed Hasan Ali, Irfan Ullah
Summary: Norovirus, a global enteric virus primarily responsible for gastroenteritis outbreaks, is currently causing outbreaks in the UK, which poses significant challenges to the National Health Service. Primary challenges include increased strain on healthcare services, rising cases in educational and care facilities, and lack of an effective vaccine, emphasizing the need for increased public awareness, precautions, and reporting.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Ashwarya Kapoor, Rajiv Sindwani, Manisha Goel, Amit Shankar
Summary: This study investigates the factors influencing adoption intention towards mobile wallet amid COVID-19 outbreak. The results indicate that relative advantage, favourable infrastructure conditions, security considerations, and touch-free transactions have a significant positive impact on m-wallet adoption intention.
COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Wei Zhai, Mengyang Liu, Zhong-Ren Peng
Summary: During the pandemic, foot traffic in cities on the West and East Coasts of the United States decreased while middle American cities saw an increase in movements, particularly to grocery stores and parks. Additionally, it was found that the poorest communities reduced fewer movements compared to the wealthiest communities, except when it came to trips to parks.
ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING A-ECONOMY AND SPACE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yolanda M. Lopez-Fernandez, Amelia Martinez-de-Azagra, Jose M. Gonzalez-Gomez, Cesar Perez-Caballero Macarron, Maria Garcia-Gonzalez, Julio Parrilla-Parrilla, Maria Minambres-Rodriguez, Paula Madurga-Revilla, Ana Gomez-Zamora, Patricia Rodriguez-Campoy, Juan Mayordomo-Colunga, Laura Butragueno-Laiseca, Rocio Nunez-Borrero, Jesus M. Gonzalez-Martin, Arthur S. Slutsky, Jesus Villar
Summary: This study found that children with AHRF due to SARS-CoV2 infection had fewer comorbidities and better oxygenation than patients with non-COVID-19 AHRF. Progression to severe PARDS was rarely observed in children with COVID-19 in this study.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Otorhinolaryngology
Chung-Wei Lin, Ting-Yi Chiang, Wen-Ching Chen, Li-Wen Chiu, Yung-Chung Su, Hsin-Ching Lin, Chun-Tuan Chang
Summary: This study investigated the incidence rate and potential factors affecting postextubation dysphagia (PED) in patients with COVID-19. The results showed that the incidence rate of PED in COVID-19 patients was 66.5%. Age was identified as a potential influencing factor. Therefore, in the era of COVID-19, clinicians need to identify risk factors in intubated patients earlier and strengthen PED care programs.
OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Peter C. Nauka, Jen-Ting Chen, Ariel L. Shiloh, Lewis A. Eisen, Daniel G. Fein
Summary: The study retrospectively analyzed intubation procedures for adult COVID-19 patients at Montefiore Medical Center, comparing techniques, success rates, and complications with intubations performed on critically ill patients before the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite higher first-pass success rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a higher incidence of associated complications, possibly due to increased use of video laryngoscopy and neuromuscular blocking agents.
Article
Economics
Ananna Paul, Nagesh Shukla, Andrea Trianni
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on businesses and their supply chains, particularly in terms of sustainability challenges. Although several studies have discussed the effects of the pandemic on supply chains, there is a research gap in analyzing sustainability challenges in a specific context. This study aims to identify and analyze COVID-19-related sustainability challenges in the Australian food processing sector using a mix of qualitative and quantitative techniques. An online survey and the Best-Worst method were employed, resulting in the identification of 22 sustainability challenges categorized into economic, environmental, social and ethical, and operational challenges. The top five sustainability challenges identified were increased food processing cost, lack of transparency and traceability, increase in price of raw materials, lack of capital and physical resources, and spread of fake information.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLANNING SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jean-Baptiste Lascarrou, Aurelie Gaultier, Thibaud Soumagne, Nicolas Serck, Bertrand Sauneuf, Michael Piagnerelli, Andre Ly, Francois Lejeune, Laurent Lefebvre, Sami Hraiech, Geoffrey Horlait, Julien Higny, Alain D'hondt, Stephane Gaudry, Romain Courcelle, Giuseppe Carbutti, Gauthier Blonz, Gregoire Ottavy, Nadia Aissaoui, Christophe Vinsonneau, Benoit Vandenbunder, Julien Textoris, Piotr Szychowiak, David Grimaldi
Summary: Different phenotypes have been identified in COVID-19 patients with moderate to severe ARDS, with one phenotype characterized by older patients with comorbidities, rapid disease progression, and poor prognosis. Further investigation is needed to determine appropriate treatments and ventilatory strategies for each phenotype.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2021)
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Randy Q. Cron, Roberto Caricchio, W. Winn Chatham
Summary: Cytokine blockade can improve the survival rate of COVID-19 patients at risk of respiratory failure, with timing and patient selection being crucial factors.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Wei-Ying Li, Yong Dai, Pui-Hing Chau, Paul S. F. Yip
Summary: The study analyzed 6872 COVID-19 patients in Wuchang district, Wuhan and found that raising public awareness, timely testing, and providing hospital services were associated with a decline in daily infection cases.
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Abdullahi Tunde Aborode, Christos Tsagkaris, Shubhika Jain, Shoaib Ahmad, Mohammad Yasir Essar, Emmanuel Adebowale Fajemisin, Irem Adanur, Olivier Uwishema
Summary: In February 2021, a new Ebola outbreak occurred in Guinea amid the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to increased burden on the local healthcare system. Public health organizations and African health organizations have redeployed technical committees and mitigation mechanisms used during the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemics, emphasizing the need to reactivate previous strategies and consider new measures.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Homa Mohammadsadeghi, Solmaz Bazrafshan, Negar Seify-Moghadam, Golnaz Mazaheri Nejad Fard, Maryam Rasoulian, Mehrdad Eftekhar Ardebili
Summary: This qualitative study aimed to investigate the experiences of Afghan refugees who migrated to Iran since the summer of 2021, exploring the challenges they faced before, during, and after immigration, particularly amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The study identified four main themes and highlighted the multiple traumatic experiences of war, migration, and the pandemic that the participants went through.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Donggyun Ku, Chihyung Yeon, Seungjae Lee, Kyuhong Lee, Kiyeon Hwang, Yuen Chong Li, Sze Chun Wong
Summary: South Korea has implemented intensive policies such as mandatory mask-wearing and social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19. A study has shown that both mandatory mask-wearing and maintaining social distancing with masks can significantly reduce infection rates in public transport, with similar effects.
Article
Psychiatry
Cecilia Cheng, Hsin-yi Wang, Chor-lam Chau
Summary: During the initial stage of the COVID-19 outbreak, residents in Hubei reported poorer mental health compared to those in other regions, but perceived behavioral control and maintaining a healthy lifestyle are associated with better mental health across all regions. Residents with higher income are more likely to undertake preventive measures, highlighting the necessity to address health disparities in preventing the highly contagious novel disease.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Anesthesiology
Micha Sam Brickman Raredon, Clark Fisher, Paul M. Heerdt, Robert B. Schonberger, Alyssa Nargi, Steven Nivison, Elaine Fajardo, Ranjit Deshpande, Shamsuddin Akhtar, Allison M. Greaney, Joseph Belter, Thomas Raredon, Joseph Zinter, Andrew McKee, Mark Michalski, Pavlina Baevova, Laura E. Niklason
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for an affordable and safe method to expand ventilator capacity. This study presents a ventilator-splitting circuit that allows for individualized ventilatory support for multiple patients while insulating them from each other's condition changes.
ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Chenglong Li, Tong Cai, Haixiu Xie, Liangshan Wang, Feng Yang, Zhongtao Du, Xiaoyang Hong, Chengbing Zhou, Yimin Li, Haibo Qiu, Zhaohui Tong, Hui Zeng, Zhiyong Peng, Xin Li, Xiaotong Hou
Summary: This study analyzed the occurrence, risk factors, and clinical outcomes of bleeding complications in patients supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The results showed that 18.1% of ECMO patients in the Chinese Society of Extracorporeal Life Support (CSECLS) registry experienced bleeding complications, which were associated with higher in-hospital mortality, especially in patients who received extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), patients on circulatory support, and pediatric patients.
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Xian Qi, Haibo Qiu, Shixuan Hao, Fengcai Zhu, Yingzi Huang, Ke Xu, Huiyan Yu, Daowei Wang, Lei Zhou, Qigang Dai, Yin Zhou, Shenjiao Wang, Haodi Huang, Shuyue Yu, Xiang Huo, Kai Chen, Jin Liu, Jianli Hu, Ming Wu, Changjun Bao
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Cell & Tissue Engineering
Ming Xue, Xiwen Zhang, Jianxiao Chen, Feng Liu, Jingyuan Xu, Jianfeng Xie, Yi Yang, Weiping Yu, Haibo Qiu
Summary: This study found that under hypoxic and inflammatory conditions, the transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) secreted by mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can regulate the Treg/Th17 skewing induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and hypoxia by inhibiting the expression of miR-155. These findings provide evidence for future T lymphocyte-targeted cell therapy in specific conditions.
STEM CELLS INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Mahmoud A. Ammar, Abdalla A. Ammar, Timothy Wee, Ranjit Deshpande, Matthew Band, Shamsuddin Akhtar
Summary: Critically ill non-diabetic patients who spent at least 40% of time in blood glucose range of 70-120 mg/dL had improved survival, which was not observed in diabetic patients.
JOURNAL OF INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
(2022)
Letter
Critical Care Medicine
Dongyu Chen, Leo Heunks, Chun Pan, Jianfeng Xie, Haibo Qiu, Yi Yang, Ling Liu
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
(2022)
Correction
Cell & Tissue Engineering
Feng Liu, Jianfeng Xie, Xiwen Zhang, Zongsheng Wu, Shi Zhang, Ming Xue, Jianxiao Chen, Yi Yang, Haibo Qiu
STEM CELL RESEARCH & THERAPY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Chun Pan, Hui Chen, Jianfeng Xie, Yingzi Huang, Yi Yang, Bin Du, Haibo Qiu
Summary: Convalescent plasma therapy can improve the negative conversion rate of SARS-CoV-2 but does not improve the 60-day mortality in patients with severe and life-threatening COVID-19 infection.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Le Zhang, Yuxing Wang, Chang Cao, Yike Zhu, Wei Huang, Yi Yang, Haibo Qiu, Songqiao Liu, Dayong Wang
Summary: In this study, the potential of Xuebijing treatment against bacterial infection and the underlying mechanisms were investigated using Caenorhabditis elegans as an animal model. The results showed that Xuebijing could inhibit the reduction of lifespan caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection by inhibiting colonization of the bacteria in the intestinal lumen. Xuebijing treatment also suppressed the increase in antimicrobial gene expression induced by Pseudomonas infection.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Surgery
Michael Ander, Neal Mugve, Cara Crouch, Cale Kassel, Kyota Fukazawa, Robert Izaak, Ranjit Deshpande, Charles McLendon, Jiapeng Huang
Summary: Transplantation surgery has benefited from advances in technique and technology, particularly in the use of regional anesthesia to provide analgesia and reduce opioid use. However, standardized practices for regional anesthesia in transplantation surgery are lacking, and no formal guidelines exist. To address this, a task force reviewed available literature and found that regional anesthesia is effective in controlling postoperative pain after transplantation surgeries. Part 1 of their review focuses on thoracic transplantation surgeries, while part 2 covers abdominal transplantations.
CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION
(2023)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Alexis Tabah, Niccolo Buetti, Quentin Staiquly, Stephane Ruckly, Murat Akova, Abdullah Tarik Aslan, Marc Leone, Andrew Conway Morris, Matteo Bassetti, Kostoula Arvaniti, Jeffrey Lipman, Ricard Ferrer, Haibo Qiu, Jose-Artur Paiva, Pedro Povoa, Liesbet De Bus, Jan De Waele, Farid Zand, Mohan Gurjar, Adel Alsisi, Khalid Abidi, Hendrik Bracht, Yoshiro Hayashi, Kyeongman Jeon, Muhammed Elhadi, Francois Barbier, Jean-Francois Timsit
Summary: This study investigated hospital-acquired bloodstream infections (HA-BSI) in 2600 adult patients from 333 ICUs in 52 countries. HA-BSI were frequently caused by Gram-negative, carbapenem-resistant, and difficult-to-treat pathogens. Antimicrobial resistance led to delays in adequate antimicrobial therapy, resulting in high mortality rates.
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Songqiao Liu, Chen Yao, Jianfeng Xie, Hong Liu, Hongliang Wang, Zhaofen Lin, Bingyu Qin, Difen Wang, Weihua Lu, Xiaochun Ma, Yan Liu, Ling Liu, Chi Zhang, Lei Xu, Ruiqiang Zheng, Feihu Zhou, Zhongmin Liu, Guoqiang Zhang, Lixin Zhou, Jian Liu, Aihua Fei, Guoxiu Zhang, Yimin Zhu, Kejian Qian, Ruilan Wang, Yafeng Liang, Meili Duan, Dawei Wu, Rongqing Sun, Ying Wang, Xijing Zhang, Quan Cao, Mingshi Yang, Minggen Jin, Yan Song, Ling Huang, Fachun Zhou, Dechang Chen, Qun Liang, Chuanyun Qian, Zhongzhi Tang, Zhong Zhang, Qiming Feng, Zhiyong Peng, Renhua Sun, Zhenju Song, Yunbo Sun, Yanfen Chai, Lihua Zhou, Chen Cheng, Li Li, Xiaoyan Yan, Junhua Zhang, Yingzi Huang, Fengmei Guo, Chuan Li, Yi Yang, Hongcai Shang, Haibo Qiu, EXIT-SEP Investigators
Summary: In this multicenter, randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, the administration of XBJ was found to reduce 28-day mortality among patients with sepsis.
JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Hui Chen, Qin Sun, Yali Chao, Yue Liu, Qian Yu, Jianfeng Xie, Chun Pan, Ling Liu, Yi Yang, Haibo Qiu
Summary: The association between ventilator variables and mortality varies among ARDS patients with different lung morphology. A novel ventilator variable (4xDP + RR) is found to have significant impact on mortality in ARDS patients, but further validation is needed.
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Hui Chen, Qian Yu, Jianfeng Xie, Songqiao Liu, Chun Pan, Ling Liu, Yingzi Huang, Fengmei Guo, Haibo Qiu, Yi Yang
Summary: This study successfully identified three novel longitudinal phenotypes for ARDS patients using 24-hourly data from the first four days of invasive ventilation. These phenotypes were validated in four clinical trials, and simple classifier models were constructed for accurate identification.
Letter
Critical Care Medicine
Ling Liu, Jianfeng Xie, Changsong Wang, Zhanqi Zhao, Yang Chong, Xueyan Yuan, Haibo Qiu, Mingyan Zhao, Yi Yang, Arthur S. Slutsky
