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Open AccessCOVID-19 induces more pronounced extracellular matrix deposition than other causes of ARDS
Lung fibrosis is a major concern in severe COVID-19 patients undergoing mechanical ventilation (MV). Lung fibrosis frequency in post-COVID syndrome is highly variable and even if the risk is proportionally sma...
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Open AccessTerlipressin combined with conservative fluid management attenuates hemorrhagic shock-induced acute kidney injury in rats
Hemorrhagic shock (HS), a major cause of trauma-related mortality, is mainly treated by crystalloid fluid administration, typically with lactated Ringer’s (LR). Despite beneficial hemodynamic effects, such as ...
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Open AccessPostmortem brain 7T MRI with minimally invasive pathological correlation in deceased COVID-19 subjects
Brain abnormalities are a concern in COVID-19, so we used minimally invasive autopsy (MIA) to investigate it, consisting of brain 7T MR and CT images and tissue sampling via transethmoidal route with at least ...
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Can lung ultrasound predict histologic pattern of lung injury in critically ill patients with COVID-19? Author’s reply
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Open AccessSystemic dengue infection associated with a new dengue virus type 2 introduction in Brazil – a case report
Dengue infection is caused by an arbovirus with a wide range of presentations, varying from asymptomatic disease to unspecific febrile illness and haemorrhagic syndrome with shock, which can evolve to death. I...
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Ultrasound assessment of pulmonary fibroproliferative changes in severe COVID-19: a quantitative correlation study with histopathological findings
This study was designed to evaluate the usefulness of lung ultrasound (LUS) imaging to characterize the progression and severity of lung damage in cases of COVID-19.
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Open AccessTracking the time course of pathological patterns of lung injury in severe COVID-19
Pulmonary involvement in COVID-19 is characterized pathologically by diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) and thrombosis, leading to the clinical picture of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. The direct action of S...
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Histological–ultrasonographical correlation of pulmonary involvement in severe COVID-19
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Open AccessOrigin of the São Paulo Yellow Fever epidemic of 2017–2018 revealed through molecular epidemiological analysis of fatal cases
The largest outbreak of yellow fever of the 21st century in the Americas began in 2016, with intense circulation in the southeastern states of Brazil, particularly in sylvatic environments near densely populated ...
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Effects of diode laser setting for laryngeal surgery in a rabbit model
To study the damaging effect of different diode laser settings on vocal folds 7 days after injury in a rabbit model.