Analysis of the short and long-term in-hospital complications following diagnosis of COVID-19
1. Older age, male sex, and pre-existing comorbidities were independent risk factors for developing complications following COVID-19 infection. 2. The ...
Tag: anemia
Screening plus Eave Tubes provides a cost-effective strategy to alleviate burden of malaria in Côte d’Ivoire
1. Malaria case incidence was decreased in the intervention group (1.43 per child-year) compared to the control group (2.29 per ...
#VisualAbstract: Malaria Chemoprevention Improves Postdischarge Management of Severe Anemia
1. Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine was shown to prevent deaths of children with severe anemia in areas with intense malaria transmission compared to ...
Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine reduces children death or readmission with severe anemia
1. Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine was shown to prevent deaths of children with severe anemia in areas with intense malaria transmission compared to ...
Fixed low dose of erythropoeitin associated with similar efficacy outcomes as as titration-based dosing
1. In patients with CKD, fixed low dose of erythropoietin provides similar efficacy outcomes, such as percentage of patients requiring ...
Intravenous iron prior to abdominal surgery may reduce risk of readmission
1. Intravenous iron prior to major abdominal surgery in anemic patients was not associated with decreased need for blood transfusions ...
Anemia associated with increased risk of developing Crohn’s disease, but not ulcerative colitis
1. Anemia increased the risk of development of Crohn’s disease, inversely to hemoglobin concentration 2. Anemia was not associated with ...
Inhibition of inflammation through interleukin pathway may be protective against anemia
1. In this secondary analysis of data from the CANTOS trial in 2017, canakinumab significantly reduced the incidence of anemia ...
#VisualAbstract: Immediate Transfusion in African Children with Uncomplicated Severe Anemia
1. In African children with uncomplicated severe anemia, immediate blood transfusion did not notably alter patient mortality at 1- or ...
Quick Take: Roxadustat for anemia in patients with kidney disease not receiving dialysis
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)-related anemia is associated with significant morbidity, and remains undertreated worldwide. Adequate treatment of CKD-related anemia is ...
