Tag: coronavirus
Omicron Magnifies the Distress in the Health Care Labor System
In December 2020, to the tune of rousing cheers, the first health care workers began getting vaccinated against COVID-19. A year later, the cheers have died down, vaccination rates have plateaued, and the Omicron wave... read more
COVID-19 Guidance for Hospital Reporting and FAQs
Hospitals are responsible for reporting the information to the Federal government. Facilities should report at the individual hospital level, even if hospitals share a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Certification... read more
Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 Outcomes Among Adults Who Completed a Primary COVID-19 Vaccination
In this analysis of data from 465 U.S. health care facilities, severe COVID-19 outcomes (i.e., respiratory failure, ICU admission, or death) were rare among adults aged ≥18 years after primary vaccination. These findings... read more
Retrospective Analysis of Chest X-ray Severity Scoring System of COVID-19 Pneumonia
The research will be retrospective, and will include a review of medical history of all patients admitted in the COVID-19 ICU of the University hospital Osijek during 2020 and 2021. Associated comorbidity, hospital admission... read more
Anticoagulation in COVID-19
Thrombotic complications (arterial and venous) are common in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 and are an independent predictor of poor outcome. Microvascular thrombi also contribute to organ dysfunction, including... read more
EPs Who Spread Misinformation Could Face Loss of Board Certification
Parallel pandemics have bedeviled the United States since the first cases of COVID-19 were recognized. As cases and deaths surged, so did the misinformation, and those false statements gained credibility when they came from... read more
Quantifying the Burden of Viral Sepsis During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has resulted in millions of deaths worldwide and countless more admissions to hospitals and ICUs. Since... read more
Biomarker-guided Steroid Dosing in COVID-19 Pneumonia
Although corticosteroid administration has been associated with improved outcomes in severe COVID-19 pneumonia, their ideal use remains undefined with a "one size fits all" approach used, irrespective of the individual inflammatory... read more
Effect of High-Flow Oxygen Therapy vs Conventional Oxygen Therapy on Invasive Mechanical Ventilation and Clinical Recovery in Patients With Severe COVID-19
An overall good trial that supports the use of high flow oxygen therapy in patients with Severe COVID-19. Randomized controlled trial conducted across three centers in Columbia over 5 months from August 2020 to January... read more
Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cell-based Therapies for Severe Viral Pneumonia
Severe viral pneumonia is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality globally, whether due to outbreaks of endemic viruses, periodic viral epidemics, or the rarer but devastating global viral pandemics. While limited... read more
Prescription Rates Changes for Inhaled Corticosteroids During the COVID-19 Pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, despite early concerns the impact oral corticosteroids might have on the effects of acute COVID-19 reported by the WHO and the potential severity of disease in patients with asthma and chronic... read more
Healthcare Worker Safety and COVID-19
It had been apparent from the start of the pandemic that both patients and healthcare workers are at significant risk of acquiring COVID-19 in hospitals. In an early report from Wuhan more than 40% of infections were hospital-acquired,... read more
VTE Diagnosis and Treatment in the COVID-19 Era
This is a very interesting time to be an intensivist with a research interest in blood clots. As such I wanted to use this time to talk about how COVID 19 has changed our approach to diagnostics, therapeutics and even to... read more
Atlas of Chest Imaging in COVID-19 Patients
This book presents X-ray and CT findings of patients with 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) pneumonia in early, progressive, critical, and recover stage. It starts with a general review of CT features of new coronavirus... read more
Inhaled Amphotericin B Lipid Complex for Prophylaxis Against COVID-19-associated Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Recently, Prattes and colleagues published in Intensive Care Medicine a high incidence of coronavirus disease 2019-associated invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA), according to 2020 ECMM/ISHAM consensus criteria, with... read more
Dynamic Prediction Tool for Mortality in COVID-19 Ventilated Patients
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused intensive care units (ICUs) to reach capacities requiring triage. A tool to predict mortality risk in ventilated patients with COVID-19 could inform decision-making and resource allocation,... read more
High-dose vs. Low-dose Prednisolone in post-COVID-19 Patients
In some patients, respiratory symptoms and imaging abnormalities persist after acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. The chest computed tomography (CT) generally shows diffuse parenchymal lung abnormalities... read more
