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AUTHOR
Carlos Pereira
Geo-economic variations in epidemiology, patterns of care, and outcomes in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: insights from the LUNG SAFE prospective cohort study
Background Little information is available about the geo-economic variations in demographics, management, and outcomes of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We aimed to characterise the effect of these geo-economic variations in patients enrolled in the Large Observational Study to Understand the Global Impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Failure (LUNG SAFE). Methods LUNG SAFE was done during 4 consecutive weeks in winter, 2014, in a convenience sample of 459 intensive-care units in 50 countries across six continents. Inclusion criteria were admission to a participating intensive-care unit (including transfers) within the enrolment window and receipt of invasive or non…
Detección de un nuevo campamento romano en las inmediaciones de Mérida mediante tecnología LiDAR
En las últimas décadas, el crecimiento exponencial de trabajos interesados en la Arqueología Militar de época romana ha permitido cubrir un importante hueco de la historiografía arqueológica peninsular, destacándose el análisis del proceso de conquista e implantación del poder romano entre los ss. II-I a. n. e. Esta línea de trabajo se ha centrado, especialmente, en el estudio de los campamentos legionarios (castra), entre cuyos problemas destaca el poco conocimiento disponible sobre su relación con eventos históricos concretos. Así pues, en esta breve noticia abordamos la contextualización de una serie de estructuras localizadas mediante LiDAR en la rivera de Lácara, afluente del río Guadi…
Immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: Secondary analysis of the LUNG SAFE database
Background: The aim of this study was to describe data on epidemiology, ventilatory management, and outcome of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in immunocompromised patients. Methods: We performed a post hoc analysis on the cohort of immunocompromised patients enrolled in the Large Observational Study to Understand the Global Impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Failure (LUNG SAFE) study. The LUNG SAFE study was an international, prospective study including hypoxemic patients in 459 ICUs from 50 countries across 5 continents. Results: Of 2813 patients with ARDS, 584 (20.8%) were immunocompromised, 38.9% of whom had an unspecified cause. Pneumonia, nonpulmonary sepsis, and noncardiog…
Metallic artefacts from Monte Molião (Lagos, Portugal) : the roman clothing elements
As escavações arqueológicas levadas a efeito em Monte Molião permitiram recolher um conjunto muito significativo de artefactos metálicos, diversificados cronológica e funcionalmente, entre os quais se destacam os elementos de indumentária. Trata-se de fíbulas, de botões e de fechos de cinturão que pertencem à época romana, ocupação bem caracterizada no sítio através de sequências estratigráficas claras, que foram tidas em consideração na abordagem a estes materiais concretos.