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  1. Artikel: Correlation of Lung Damage on CT Scan with Laboratory Inflammatory Markers in COVID-19 Patients: A Single-Center Study from Romania.

    Citu, Cosmin / Gorun, Oana Maria / Motoc, Andrei / Citu, Ioana Mihaela / Gorun, Florin / Malita, Daniel

    Journal of clinical medicine

    2022  Band 11, Heft 15

    Abstract: 1) Background: This study aims to evaluate the association of CRP, NLR, IL-6, and Procalcitonin with lung damage observed on CT scans; (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed among 106 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Timisoara Municipal ... ...

    Abstract (1) Background: This study aims to evaluate the association of CRP, NLR, IL-6, and Procalcitonin with lung damage observed on CT scans; (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed among 106 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Timisoara Municipal Emergency Hospital. Chest CT and laboratory analysis were performed in all patients. The rank Spearmen correlation was used to assess the association between inflammatory markers and lung involvement. In addition, ROC curve analysis was used to determine the accuracy of inflammatory markers in the diagnosis of severe lung damage; (3) Results: CRP, NLR, and IL-6 were significantly positively correlated with lung damage. All inflammatory markers had good accuracy for diagnosis of severe lung involvement. Moreover, IL-6 has the highest AUC- ROC curve; (4) Conclusions: The inflammatory markers are associated with lung damage and can be used to evaluate COVID-19 severity.
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2022-07-25
    Erscheinungsland Switzerland
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2662592-1
    ISSN 2077-0383
    ISSN 2077-0383
    DOI 10.3390/jcm11154299
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  2. Artikel: Predictive Value of SOFA and qSOFA for In-Hospital Mortality in COVID-19 Patients: A Single-Center Study in Romania.

    Citu, Cosmin / Citu, Ioana Mihaela / Motoc, Andrei / Forga, Marius / Gorun, Oana Maria / Gorun, Florin

    Journal of personalized medicine

    2022  Band 12, Heft 6

    Abstract: Two years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the disease continues to claim victims worldwide. Assessing the disease's severity on admission may be useful in reducing mortality among patients with COVID-19. The present study was designed to ... ...

    Abstract Two years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the disease continues to claim victims worldwide. Assessing the disease's severity on admission may be useful in reducing mortality among patients with COVID-19. The present study was designed to assess the prognostic value of SOFA and qSOFA scoring systems for in-hospital mortality among patients with COVID-19. The study included 133 patients with COVID-19 proven by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) admitted to the Municipal Emergency Clinical Hospital of Timisoara, Romania between 1 October 2020 and 15 March 2021. Data on clinical features and laboratory findings on admission were collected from electronic medical records and used to compute SOFA and qSOFA. Mean SOFA and qSOFA values were higher in the non-survivor group compared to survivors (3.5 vs. 1 for SOFA and 2 vs. 1 for qSOFA, respectively). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) and area under the curve (AUC) analyses were performed to determine the discrimination accuracy, both risk scores being excellent predictors of in-hospital mortality, with ROC-AUC values of 0.800 for SOFA and 0.794 for qSOFA. The regression analysis showed that for every one-point increase in SOFA score, mortality risk increased by 1.82 and for every one-point increase in qSOFA score, mortality risk increased by 5.23. In addition, patients with SOFA and qSOFA above the cut-off values have an increased risk of mortality with ORs of 7.46 and 11.3, respectively. In conclusion, SOFA and qSOFA are excellent predictors of in-hospital mortality among COVID-19 patients. These scores determined at admission could help physicians identify those patients at high risk of severe COVID-19.
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2022-05-26
    Erscheinungsland Switzerland
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2662248-8
    ISSN 2075-4426
    ISSN 2075-4426
    DOI 10.3390/jpm12060878
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  3. Artikel ; Online: Correlation of Lung Damage on CT Scan with Laboratory Inflammatory Markers in COVID-19 Patients

    Cosmin Citu / Oana Maria Gorun / Andrei Motoc / Ioana Mihaela Citu / Florin Gorun / Daniel Malita

    Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 15, p

    A Single-Center Study from Romania

    2022  Band 4299

    Abstract: 1) Background: This study aims to evaluate the association of CRP, NLR, IL-6, and Procalcitonin with lung damage observed on CT scans; (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed among 106 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Timisoara Municipal ... ...

    Abstract (1) Background: This study aims to evaluate the association of CRP, NLR, IL-6, and Procalcitonin with lung damage observed on CT scans; (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed among 106 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Timisoara Municipal Emergency Hospital. Chest CT and laboratory analysis were performed in all patients. The rank Spearmen correlation was used to assess the association between inflammatory markers and lung involvement. In addition, ROC curve analysis was used to determine the accuracy of inflammatory markers in the diagnosis of severe lung damage; (3) Results: CRP, NLR, and IL-6 were significantly positively correlated with lung damage. All inflammatory markers had good accuracy for diagnosis of severe lung involvement. Moreover, IL-6 has the highest AUC- ROC curve; (4) Conclusions: The inflammatory markers are associated with lung damage and can be used to evaluate COVID-19 severity.
    Schlagwörter COVID-19 ; inflammatory markers ; computed tomography ; Medicine ; R
    Thema/Rubrik (Code) 610
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z
    Verlag MDPI AG
    Dokumenttyp Artikel ; Online
    Datenquelle BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (Lebenswissenschaftliche Auswahl)

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  4. Artikel ; Online: Predictive Value of SOFA and qSOFA for In-Hospital Mortality in COVID-19 Patients

    Cosmin Citu / Ioana Mihaela Citu / Andrei Motoc / Marius Forga / Oana Maria Gorun / Florin Gorun

    Journal of Personalized Medicine, Vol 12, Iss 878, p

    A Single-Center Study in Romania

    2022  Band 878

    Abstract: Two years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the disease continues to claim victims worldwide. Assessing the disease’s severity on admission may be useful in reducing mortality among patients with COVID-19. The present study was designed to ... ...

    Abstract Two years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the disease continues to claim victims worldwide. Assessing the disease’s severity on admission may be useful in reducing mortality among patients with COVID-19. The present study was designed to assess the prognostic value of SOFA and qSOFA scoring systems for in-hospital mortality among patients with COVID-19. The study included 133 patients with COVID-19 proven by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) admitted to the Municipal Emergency Clinical Hospital of Timisoara, Romania between 1 October 2020 and 15 March 2021. Data on clinical features and laboratory findings on admission were collected from electronic medical records and used to compute SOFA and qSOFA. Mean SOFA and qSOFA values were higher in the non-survivor group compared to survivors (3.5 vs. 1 for SOFA and 2 vs. 1 for qSOFA, respectively). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) and area under the curve (AUC) analyses were performed to determine the discrimination accuracy, both risk scores being excellent predictors of in-hospital mortality, with ROC–AUC values of 0.800 for SOFA and 0.794 for qSOFA. The regression analysis showed that for every one-point increase in SOFA score, mortality risk increased by 1.82 and for every one-point increase in qSOFA score, mortality risk increased by 5.23. In addition, patients with SOFA and qSOFA above the cut-off values have an increased risk of mortality with ORs of 7.46 and 11.3, respectively. In conclusion, SOFA and qSOFA are excellent predictors of in-hospital mortality among COVID-19 patients. These scores determined at admission could help physicians identify those patients at high risk of severe COVID-19.
    Schlagwörter SOFA ; qSOFA ; COVID-19 ; prediction ; Medicine ; R
    Thema/Rubrik (Code) 310 ; 610
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Verlag MDPI AG
    Dokumenttyp Artikel ; Online
    Datenquelle BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (Lebenswissenschaftliche Auswahl)

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  5. Artikel: Clinical characteristics and outcomes in acute myocardial infarction patients aged ≥65 years in Western Romania.

    Caruntu, Florina / Bordejevic, Diana Aurora / Tomescu, Mirela Cleopatra / Citu, Ioana Mihaela

    Reviews in cardiovascular medicine

    2021  Band 22, Heft 3, Seite(n) 911–918

    Abstract: Older age is known as a negative prognostic parameter in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). In this study, we aimed to investigate age-related differences in treatment protocols, in-hospital and 1-year mortality. This retrospective ... ...

    Abstract Older age is known as a negative prognostic parameter in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). In this study, we aimed to investigate age-related differences in treatment protocols, in-hospital and 1-year mortality. This retrospective observational single-center study enrolled consecutive AMI patients with an urgent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as the main method of myocardial revascularization. The patients divided were divided by age into group I (≥65 years) and group II (<65 years). The primary endpoint was in-hospital mortality, the secondary endpoints were 1-year mortality and rehospitalization rates. Of the 522 admitted with AMI, 476 were enrolled in the study. The mean age was 67 ± 13 years; 62% were men. Group I patients had a significantly lower rate of performed PCI (65% vs. 79%,
    Mesh-Begriff(e) Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Hospital Mortality ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Myocardial Infarction/diagnosis ; Myocardial Infarction/therapy ; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention/adverse effects ; Retrospective Studies ; Romania/epidemiology
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2021-09-13
    Erscheinungsland United States
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article ; Observational Study
    ZDB-ID 2108910-3
    ISSN 1530-6550
    ISSN 1530-6550
    DOI 10.31083/j.rcm2203098
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  6. Artikel ; Online: Clinical features and management of trophoblastic epithelioid tumors: A systematic review.

    Gorun, Florin / Tomescu, Larisa / Motoc, Andrei / Citu, Cosmin / Sas, Ioan / Serban, Denis Mihai / Forga, Marius / Citu, Ioana Mihaela / Gorun, Oana Maria

    Medicine

    2022  Band 101, Heft 30, Seite(n) e29934

    Abstract: Background: This study aimed to systematically review the existing literature on epithelioid trophoblastic tumors (ETTs), the rarest type of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia.: Methods: A systematic review according to PRISMA guidelines was ... ...

    Abstract Background: This study aimed to systematically review the existing literature on epithelioid trophoblastic tumors (ETTs), the rarest type of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia.
    Methods: A systematic review according to PRISMA guidelines was performed, using ScienceDirect, Web of Science, and Scopus databases. The only filter used was the English language. Eligibility/inclusion criteria: retrospective observational studies (case reports, case series) including full case description of epithelioid trophoblastic tumor lesions.
    Results: Seventy studies were assessed for synthesis, including 147 cases. 66.7% of patients with ETT presented with irregular vaginal bleeding. Pretreatment β-hCG levels ranged up to 1000 mIU/mL in 58.5% patients. Of most patients, 42.2% had stage I disease, 10.9% stage II, 25.2% stage III, and 21.8% of patients had stage IV. The most common sites of metastatic disease were the lungs, followed by the liver and brain. After treatment, complete remission was achieved in 75.5% of patients, partial remission in 10.2% of patients, and 14.3% of patients died. On univariate and multivariate analyses, stage IV disease was an independent prognostic factor for overall and disease-free survival.
    Conclusions: Hysterectomy and metastatic lesion resection are essential for controlling ETT. Investigational studies on molecules like EGFR, VEGF, PD-1, CD105, and LPCAT1 are potential therapeutic targets for metastatic ETT.
    Mesh-Begriff(e) Female ; Gestational Trophoblastic Disease/diagnosis ; Gestational Trophoblastic Disease/pathology ; Gestational Trophoblastic Disease/therapy ; Humans ; Hysterectomy ; Pregnancy ; Trophoblastic Neoplasms/pathology ; Uterine Neoplasms/pathology
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2022-07-29
    Erscheinungsland United States
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article ; Systematic Review
    ZDB-ID 80184-7
    ISSN 1536-5964 ; 0025-7974
    ISSN (online) 1536-5964
    ISSN 0025-7974
    DOI 10.1097/MD.0000000000029934
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  7. Artikel: Assessing the Utility of Hemoglobin, HALP Score, FAR Ratio, and Coagulation Parameters as Predictors for Preterm Birth.

    Hrubaru, Ingrid / Motoc, Andrei / Dumitru, Catalin / Bratosin, Felix / Fericean, Roxana Manuela / Alambaram, Satish / Citu, Ioana Mihaela / Chicin, Gratiana Nicoleta / Erdelean, Izabella / Gorun, Florin / Citu, Cosmin / Popa, Zoran Laurentiu

    Children (Basel, Switzerland)

    2023  Band 10, Heft 3

    Abstract: Premature birth is a worldwide health issue, posing a high mortality risk for newborns, as well as causing emotional and financial difficulties, and long-term health issues for patients. Identifying effective predictors for preterm birth is essential for ...

    Abstract Premature birth is a worldwide health issue, posing a high mortality risk for newborns, as well as causing emotional and financial difficulties, and long-term health issues for patients. Identifying effective predictors for preterm birth is essential for prolonging gestation or improving obstetric care. As invasive methods are costly, risky, and not universally available, we aim to assess the predictive capacity of various serum parameters in pregnant women during the third trimester, as a non-invasive alternative. Based on previous studies, it was hypothesized that hemoglobin, the association of hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, and platelets' (HALP) score, and coagulation parameters such as the prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin clotting time (aPTT), D-dimers, and fibrinogen to albumin ratio (FAR) have significant prediction capabilities. With a retrospective design, a total of 161 patients with a history of preterm birth were included in the analysis, being matched 1:1 with a control group of women who gave birth at term. All laboratory samples were collected during the third trimester of pregnancy. The computed area under the curve (AUC) ranged between 0.600 and 0.700 in all six studied parameters, suggesting a fair discrimination. The highest predictive value for preterm birth was observed to be represented by the HALP score with AUC = 0.680 and the highest sensitivity (75%,
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2023-03-08
    Erscheinungsland Switzerland
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2732685-8
    ISSN 2227-9067
    ISSN 2227-9067
    DOI 10.3390/children10030527
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  8. Artikel: The Predictive Role of NLR, d-NLR, MLR, and SIRI in COVID-19 Mortality.

    Citu, Cosmin / Gorun, Florin / Motoc, Andrei / Sas, Ioan / Gorun, Oana Maria / Burlea, Bogdan / Tuta-Sas, Ioana / Tomescu, Larisa / Neamtu, Radu / Malita, Daniel / Citu, Ioana Mihaela

    Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)

    2022  Band 12, Heft 1

    Abstract: 1) Background: Since its discovery, COVID-19 has caused more than 256 million cases, with a cumulative death toll of more than 5.1 million, worldwide. Early identification of patients at high risk of mortality is of great importance in saving the lives ... ...

    Abstract (1) Background: Since its discovery, COVID-19 has caused more than 256 million cases, with a cumulative death toll of more than 5.1 million, worldwide. Early identification of patients at high risk of mortality is of great importance in saving the lives of COVID-19 patients. The study aims to assess the utility of various inflammatory markers in predicting mortality among hospitalized patients with COVID-19. (2) Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted among 108 patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 hospitalized between 1 May 2021 and 31 October 2021 at Municipal Emergency Clinical Hospital of Timisoara, Romania. Blood cell counts at admission were used to obtain NLR, dNLR, MLR, PLR, SII, and SIRI. The association of inflammatory index and mortality was assessed via Kaplan-Maier curves univariate Cox regression and binominal logistic regression. (3) Results: The median age was 63.31 ± 14.83, the rate of in-hospital death being 15.7%. The optimal cutoff for NLR, dNLR, MLR, and SIRI was 9.1, 9.6, 0.69, and 2.2. AUC for PLR and SII had no statistically significant discriminatory value. The binary logistic regression identified elevated NLR (aOR = 4.14), dNLR (aOR = 14.09), and MLR (aOR = 3.29), as independent factors for poor clinical outcome of COVID-19. (4) Conclusions: NLR, dNLR, MLR have significant predictive value in COVID-19 mortality.
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2022-01-06
    Erscheinungsland Switzerland
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2662336-5
    ISSN 2075-4418
    ISSN 2075-4418
    DOI 10.3390/diagnostics12010122
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  9. Artikel ; Online: The Predictive Role of NLR, d-NLR, MLR, and SIRI in COVID-19 Mortality

    Cosmin Citu / Florin Gorun / Andrei Motoc / Ioan Sas / Oana Maria Gorun / Bogdan Burlea / Ioana Tuta-Sas / Larisa Tomescu / Radu Neamtu / Daniel Malita / Ioana Mihaela Citu

    Diagnostics, Vol 12, Iss 122, p

    2022  Band 122

    Abstract: 1) Background: Since its discovery, COVID-19 has caused more than 256 million cases, with a cumulative death toll of more than 5.1 million, worldwide. Early identification of patients at high risk of mortality is of great importance in saving the lives ... ...

    Abstract (1) Background: Since its discovery, COVID-19 has caused more than 256 million cases, with a cumulative death toll of more than 5.1 million, worldwide. Early identification of patients at high risk of mortality is of great importance in saving the lives of COVID-19 patients. The study aims to assess the utility of various inflammatory markers in predicting mortality among hospitalized patients with COVID-19. (2) Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted among 108 patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 hospitalized between 1 May 2021 and 31 October 2021 at Municipal Emergency Clinical Hospital of Timisoara, Romania. Blood cell counts at admission were used to obtain NLR, dNLR, MLR, PLR, SII, and SIRI. The association of inflammatory index and mortality was assessed via Kaplan–Maier curves univariate Cox regression and binominal logistic regression. (3) Results: The median age was 63.31 ± 14.83, the rate of in-hospital death being 15.7%. The optimal cutoff for NLR, dNLR, MLR, and SIRI was 9.1, 9.6, 0.69, and 2.2. AUC for PLR and SII had no statistically significant discriminatory value. The binary logistic regression identified elevated NLR (aOR = 4.14), dNLR (aOR = 14.09), and MLR (aOR = 3.29), as independent factors for poor clinical outcome of COVID-19. (4) Conclusions: NLR, dNLR, MLR have significant predictive value in COVID-19 mortality.
    Schlagwörter COVID-19 ; predictive ; inflammation ; mortality ; Medicine (General) ; R5-920
    Thema/Rubrik (Code) 610 ; 310
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Verlag MDPI AG
    Dokumenttyp Artikel ; Online
    Datenquelle BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (Lebenswissenschaftliche Auswahl)

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  10. Artikel: Immunogenicity Following Administration of BNT162b2 and Ad26.COV2.S COVID-19 Vaccines in the Pregnant Population during the Third Trimester

    Citu, Ioana Mihaela / Citu, Cosmin / Gorun, Florin / Sas, Ioan / Tomescu, Larisa / Neamtu, Radu / Motoc, Andrei / Gorun, Oana Maria / Burlea, Bogdan / Bratosin, Felix / Malita, Daniel

    Viruses. 2022 Feb. 02, v. 14, no. 2

    2022  

    Abstract: Globally, COVID-19 vaccines are currently being used to prevent transmission and to reduce morbidity and death associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Current research reveals that vaccines such as BNT162b2 and Ad26.COV2.S are highly immunogenic and have ... ...

    Abstract Globally, COVID-19 vaccines are currently being used to prevent transmission and to reduce morbidity and death associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Current research reveals that vaccines such as BNT162b2 and Ad26.COV2.S are highly immunogenic and have high short-term effectiveness for most of the known viral variants. Clinical trials showed satisfying results in the general population, but the reluctance in testing and vaccinating pregnant women left this category with little evidence regarding the safety, efficacy, and immunogenicity following COVID-19 vaccination. With the worldwide incidence of COVID-19 remaining high and the possibility of new transmissible SARS-CoV-2 mutations, data on vaccination effectiveness and antibody dynamics in pregnant patients are critical for determining the need for special care or further booster doses. An observational study was developed to evaluate pregnant women receiving the complete COVID-19 vaccination scheme using the BNT162b2 and Ad26.COV2.S, and determine pregnancy-related outcomes in the mothers and their newborns, as well as determining adverse events after vaccination and immunogenicity of vaccines during four months. There were no abnormal findings in pregnancy and newborn characteristics comparing vaccinated versus unvaccinated pregnant women. COVID-19 seropositive pregnant women had significantly higher spike antibody titers than seronegative patients with similar characteristics, although they were more likely to develop fever and lymphadenopathy following vaccination. The same group of pregnant women showed no statistically significant differences in antibody titers during a 4-month period when compared with case-matched non-pregnant women. The BNT162b2 and Ad26.COV2.S vaccines are safe to administer during the third trimester of pregnancy, while their safety, efficacy, and immunogenicity remain similar to those of the general population.
    Schlagwörter COVID-19 infection ; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ; antibodies ; death ; fever ; immunogenicity ; lymphatic diseases ; morbidity ; neonates ; observational studies ; pregnancy ; seroprevalence ; vaccination
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsverlauf 2022-0202
    Erscheinungsort Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Dokumenttyp Artikel
    ZDB-ID 2516098-9
    ISSN 1999-4915
    ISSN 1999-4915
    DOI 10.3390/v14020307
    Datenquelle NAL Katalog (AGRICOLA)

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