Helmet continuous positive airway pressure versus high-flow nasal cannula in COVID-19: a pragmatic randomized clinical trial (COVID HELMET)

Oxygen delivery by helmet continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a feasible option. It enables a higher positive positive end-expiratory press...

Demographic risk factors for COVID-19 infection, severity, ICU admission and death: a meta-analysis of 59 studies

Age and sex are associated with the risk of COVID-19 in different severity stages ranging from infection to death. Patients aged 70 years and above ha...

Systematic review on current antiviral therapy in COVID-19 pandemic

There are several attempts to find an effective antiviral drug against the COVID-19. Up to 5-10% of patients may have severe, life-threatening events...

Acute kidney injury and renal replacement therapy in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A meta-analysis conducted to gain clarity regarding AKI incidence and renal replacement therapy (RRT) use in COVID-19 patients. We searched for COVID...

Circulating Levels of Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-10, But Not Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha, as Potential Biomarkers of Severity and Mortality for COVID-19: Systematic Review with Meta-analysis

Cytokine storm is an uncontrolled overproduction of inflammatory cytokines. It is a major pathological feature of acute respiratory distress syndromes...

Factors associated with psychological distress during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the predominantly general population: A systematic review and meta-analysis

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has escalated the burden of psychological distress. We searched databases for studies that reported f...

Fasting blood glucose level is a predictor of mortality in patients with COVID-19 independent of diabetes history

No study elucidated the role of fasting blood glucose level in the prognosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This cohort study was conducted i...

Clinical characteristics and outcome of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with diabetes: A single-center, retrospective study in Iran

CVID-19 aims to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics along with outcomes of hospitalized Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pati...

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