Tag: coronavirus
Anticoagulation in COVID-19 Patients
Clinical, laboratory, and autopsy findings support an association between COVID-19 and thromboembolic disease. Acute COVID-19 infection is characterized by mononuclear cell reactivity and pan-endothelialitis, contributing... read more
Pediatric Pneumonia Research Priorities in the Context of COVID-19
Operational research on health system capacities, and evaluating optimized delivery of existing treatments, diagnostics and case management approaches are needed. This list should act as a catalyst for collaborative research,... read more
3D Printing PPE During COVID-19 Pandemic
Supply chain disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic has forced healthcare systems to look for alternative ways to meet dramatically increased demand for personal protective equipment (PPE). One potential solution to this... read more
POCUS and Digital Tomosynthesis Correlation When Used with COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in primary care has good sensitivity and specificity when compared to digital tomosynthesis as regards the diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia in patients with the clinical suspicion of pulmonary... read more
Clinical Profile and Recovery Pattern of Dysphagia in COVID-19 Patients
COVID-19 considerably impacted swallowing function in the current study. Although many patients recovered within an acceptable timeframe, some experienced persistent severe dysphagia and a protracted recovery with dependence... read more
Cardiovascular Complications of COVID-19: Risk, Pathogenesis and Outcomes
This book discusses the evidence behind the relationship between COVID-19 and heart disease based on emerging state-of-the-art data. The rapid and unexpected global spread of the COVID-19 has revealed proportional levels... read more
Ascending Aortic Thrombus After COVID-19 Infection
SARS-CoV-2 predisposes patients to both venous and arterial thromboembolism, including ascending aortic thrombus. The current guidelines for anticoagulation recommend three to six months of continuous anticoagulation... read more
Cancer Treatments Not Associated with Inferior COVID-19 Outcomes
The findings of this study of patients with active cancer suggest that recent systemic anticancer treatments (SACTs) is not associated with inferior outcomes from COVID-19 infection. This has relevance for the care of... read more
Optimal Respiratory Support for COVID-19 Patients
Noninvasive respiratory support is an essential component of critical care. Both noninvasive ventilation, with its different interface types and modes (including helmet and face masks), and high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) are... read more
Cognitive Dysfunction, Psychiatric Distress, and Functional Decline After COVID-19
At approximately 4 months after acute illness, cognitive dysfunction, emotional distress, and functional decline were common among a diverse clinical sample of COVID-19 survivors varying in acute illness severity. Patients... read more
Ventilator Capacity Management Queuing Model During COVID-19 Pandemic
We applied a queuing model to inform ventilator capacity planning during the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in the province of British Columbia (BC), Canada. The core of our framework is a multi-class Erlang loss model... read more
Ethnic Differences in COVID-19 Mortality in the 2nd and 3rd Waves of the Pandemic in England
Public health strategies to increase vaccination uptake in ethnic minority groups could reduce disparities in COVID-19 mortality that cannot be accounted for by pre-existing risk factors. Age-adjusted HRs of death involving... read more
Virtual Craniofacial Clinic Outcomes for Assessing Plagiocephaly During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Virtual clinic encounters resulted in comparable diagnostic accuracy. The trend toward frequent follow-up assessments and changes in the final diagnosis in the virtual clinic cohort has indicated a level of diagnostic uncertainty... read more
Anticoagulation Post-Discharge in Patients Hospitalized Secondary to COVID-19
This study contains interesting data that could contribute to the standard of practice when treating patients after hospitalization for COVID-19. However, use caution when applying the results of this study. Several problems... read more