Day: Oct 16, 2020

Infectivology, Pneumology

Predictive Value of Initial #CT scan for Various Adverse Outcomes in Patients with #COVID-19 #Pneumonia

..This study investigates the predictive value of CT severity score (CSS) for length-of-stay (LOS) in hospital, initial disease severity, ICU admission, intubation, and mortality ..Total of 121 patients (60±16 years), including 54 women and 67 men, with positive RT-PCR tests were enrolled. We found a significant but weak correlation between CSS and qSOFA, as a measure of disease severity (r: 0.261, p= 0.003). No significant … Continue reading Predictive Value of Initial #CT scan for Various Adverse Outcomes in Patients with #COVID-19 #Pneumonia

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Environment, Psychiatry

What is the best way of delivering virtual #nature for improving mood?: An experimental comparison of high definition TV, 360º video, and computer generated virtual reality

Exposure to ‘real’ nature can increase positive affect and decrease negative affect, but direct access is not always possible, e.g. for people in health/care settings who often experience chronic boredom. In these settings ‘virtual’ forms of nature may also have mood-related benefits (e.g. reducing boredom) but it has been difficult to separate effects of nature content from those of delivery mode. The present laboratory-based study … Continue reading What is the best way of delivering virtual #nature for improving mood?: An experimental comparison of high definition TV, 360º video, and computer generated virtual reality

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Gynaecology, Neurology, Pediatry

Association Between #Epidural Analgesia During Labor and Risk of #Autism Spectrum Disorders in Offspring

Although the safety of labor epidural analgesia (LEA) for neonates has been well documented, the long-term health effects of LEA on offspring remain to be investigated… ..Among the cohort of 147 895 singleton children (74 425 boys [50.3%]; mean [SD] gestational age at delivery, 38.9 [1.5] weeks), 109 719 (74.2%) were exposed to maternal LEA. Fever during labor was observed in 13 055 mothers (11.9%) in the LEA group … Continue reading Association Between #Epidural Analgesia During Labor and Risk of #Autism Spectrum Disorders in Offspring

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