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ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19-related acute respiratory failure on the basis of their vaccination status at the time of ICU admission. Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study using a prospective database of patients admitted to the ICU of a university hospital in the city of Murcia, in Spain, between January 1, 2021 and September 1, 2022. Clinical, analytical, and sociodemographic data were collected and analyzed on the basis of patient vaccination status. We adjusted for confounding variables using propensity score matching and calculated adjusted ORs and 95% CIs. Results: A total of 276 patients were included in the study. Of those, 8.3% were fully vaccinated, 12% were partially vaccinated, and 79.7% were unvaccinated. Although fully vaccinated patients had more comorbidities, partially vaccinated patients had higher disease severity. The proportion of patients with severe acute respiratory failure was higher in the unvaccinated group, followed by the partially vaccinated group. No significant differences were found among the different groups regarding complications, duration of ventilatory support, or length of ICU/hospital stay. In the sample selected by propensity score matching, the number of patients with severe complications and the in-hospital mortality rate were higher in unvaccinated patients, but the differences were not significant. Conclusions: This study failed to show a significant improvement in outcomes in critically ill COVID-19 patients vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2. However, the CIs were wide and the mortality point estimates favored patients who received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

A partir de la independencia de Cabo Verde respecto de Guinea Bissau, después de los años 80 del siglo pasado, este país se planteó el problema de construir una economía más allá de la mera subsistencia. En 2006 aparece un Plan Estratégico Turístico, revisado en 2011. La necesidad de ingresos económicos llevó a un modelo muy sectorial apoyado en el turismo de sol y playa en las islas de Sal y Boavista y, en el resto de las islas, un desarrollo mínimo. Se trata de hacer un análisis de esta dualidad que detenta Cabo Verde con un turismo de masas en auge y un turismo precario según islas, para ver las posibilidades de introducir una política turística integradora. Se evaluará geográfica y cuantitativamente las condiciones actuales y se hará una reflexión de lo que se puede entender por un turismo responsable con la participación de la población local.

Various conditions may present with an electrocardiographic pattern of ST segment elevation simulating myocardial infarction. We present an asymptomatic 16-year-old male patient, whose ECG showed persistent anterolateral ST segment elevation and magnetic resonance imaging showed wall motion abnormalities from previous myocarditis but no evidence of inflammation.