[HTML][HTML] Tocilizumab versus baricitinib in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19: an open label, randomized controlled trial

T Karampitsakos, O Papaioannou, P Tsiri… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Randomized controlled trials comparing tocilizumab and baricitinib in patients with
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are needed. This was an open-label, randomized …

Biologics in COVID-19 so far: systematic review

M Arias, H Oliveros, S Lechtig, RH Bustos - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
This systematic review aimed to reevaluate the available evidence of the use of biologics as
treatment candidates for the treatment of severe and advanced COVID-19 disease; what are …

[HTML][HTML] Post-COVID-19 interstitial lung disease: Insights from a machine learning radiographic model

T Karampitsakos, V Sotiropoulou, M Katsaras… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 seem to be an emerging global crisis.
Machine learning radiographic models have great potential for meticulous evaluation of post …

Efficacy and safety of lithium treatment in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients

C Spuch, M López-García, T Rivera-Baltanás… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
At the beginning of the pandemic, we observed that lithium carbonate had a positive effect
on the recovery of severely ill patients with COVID-19. Lithium is able to inhibit the …

[HTML][HTML] Serial electrical impedance tomography course in different treatment groups; The MaastrICCht cohort

E Aydeniz, BCT van Bussel, S de Jongh… - Journal of Critical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose To describe the effect of dexamethasone and tocilizumab on regional lung
mechanics over admission in all mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients. Materials and …

[PDF][PDF] Clinical outcomes in vaccinated and unvaccinated patients with COVID-19: a population-based analysis.

O Papaioannou, T Karampitsakos… - European Review for …, 2022 - europeanreview.org
OBJECTIVE: Real-life data for vaccination against COVID-19 are sorely needed. This was a
population-based analysis aiming at investigating the hospitalization risk for COVID-19 of …

Predictors of mortality in tocilizumab-treated severe COVID-19

K Pagkratis, S Chrysikos, E Antonakis, A Pandi… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Purpose: Tocilizumab is associated with positive outcomes in severe COVID-19. We wanted
to describe the characteristics of nonresponders to treatment. Methods: This was a …

Efficacy of respiratory rehabilitation in patients with COVID-19: a retrospective study

Z Zhang, C Wang, Z Li, Y Liu, Y Nie, J Zhang… - BMC Pulmonary …, 2024 - Springer
Objective The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in millions of
confirmed cases and deaths globally. The purpose of this study was to investigate the …

Reduced immunogenicity of the mRNA vaccine BNT162b2 in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

T Karampitsakos, O Papaioannou, I Dimeas… - ERJ open …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The emergence and spread of 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are causing a growing
global public health crisis. Despite advances in treatment, vaccination remains the best way …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 presentation and outcomes in patients with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases receiving IL6-receptor antagonists prior to SARS …

C Comarmond, E Drumez, J Labreuche… - Journal of Translational …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective COVID-19 outcome may be less favourable in patients with inflammatory
rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) receiving immunosuppressive therapy. We …