Berlin, Jun 6 (PTI): Long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with a greater risk of severe COVID-19, according to a study conducted in Germany. The study, presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care in Milan, Italy from June 4-6, found that people living in counties with higher nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels were more likely to need ICU care and mechanical ventilation if they had COVID-19. The researchers noted that long-term exposure to NO2, a gas released into the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned, can have harmful effects on the lungs. This includes damage to the endothelial cells, which play a key role in the transfer of oxygen from inhaled air to the blood. The research team led by Susanne Koch, from Charitr – Universitatsmedizin Berlin in Germany explored the impact of long-term air pollution on the need for ICU treatment and mechanical ventilation of COVID-19 patients. They used air pollution data from 2010 t
The environmental impact of inhaled anesthetic agents will be addressed in a presentation that will be given at the 2022 Euroanaesthesia Congress. Also, discussion on how people can and should manage without anesthetic agents or at least hugely decrease their use.
A new study that is being presented at the 2022 Euroanaesthesia has found that long-term exposure to air pollution has been linked to a higher risk of severe COVID-19.
Long-term exposure to air pollution is linked to a greater risk of severe COVID-19, new research being presented at Euroanaesthesia, the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) in Milan, Italy (4-6 June), finds.
A review at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Milan, Italy (4-6 June) on the potentially lethal effects of fatigue on doctors and nurses themselves, and its impact on the quality of their clinical work and judgment and therefore patient safety, will be given by Consultant Anaesthetist Dr Nancy Redfern of Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK.