Tag: COVID-19
Factors Associated to ICU Mortality in Critically Ill Patients Infected with COVID-19 in Spain
Older COVID-19 patients with higher APACHE II scores on admission, those who developed AKI grades II or III and/or septic shock during ICU stay had an increased risk-of-death. ICU mortality was 31%. A total of 663 patients... read more
Extracorporeal Cytokine Adsorption as an Alternative to Pharmacological Inhibition of IL-6 in COVID-19
With great interest we read the article by Convertino et al. discussing potential treatment targets for pharmacological immunomodulation in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).... read more
Clinical Communication with Families in the Age of COVID-19
The admission of a critically ill patient to an intensive care unit (ICU) is a distressing event for the patient, their family and friends, which has been amplified by the impact of the covid-19 pandemic. Many hospitals... read more
Endothelial Dysfunction Role During COVID-19
Emerging data suggest a crucial role of endothelial dysfunction during SARS-CoV-2 infection, as a direct target of the virus and inflammatory cytokines as well as the main actor in orchestrating a pro-inflammatory and pro-coagulant... read more
FDA Authorized First Point-of-Care Antibody Test for COVID-19
U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first serology (antibody) point-of-care (POC) test for COVID-19. The Assure COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test Device was first authorized for... read more
Gastrointestinal Complications in Critically Ill Patients With and Without COVID-19
This study found a higher rate of gastrointestinal complications, including mesenteric ischemia, in critically ill patients with COVID-19 compared with propensity score–matched patients without COVID-19, suggesting a distinct... read more
Pre-hospital Care & Interfacility Transport of 385 COVID-19 Emergency Patients
All participating air ambulance providers were prepared for COVID-19. Safe care and transport of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients is achievable. Most patients on primary missions were transported by ground. These... read more
Mortality Outcomes with Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine in COVID-19
No benefit of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine on the survival of COVID-19 patients found. For hydroxychloroquine, the confidence interval is compatible with increased mortality or negligibly reduced mortality. Findings... read more
Risk of Death More Than Doubled in People with Both Flu and COVID-19
People infected with both flu and SARS-CoV-2 are more than twice as likely to die as someone with the new coronavirus alone, emerging evidence from England has shown. An analysis by Public Health England (PHE) of cases... read more
Measuring COVID-19 Fatalities Among EMS Providers
The devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic resonate around the world. Escalating infection and death rates are reported daily. While emergency medical services clinicians have been operating at the far forward front... read more
Fibrin-derived Peptide as Salvage Treatment in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19-associated ARDS
After SARS-CoV-2 first occurred in China in December of 2019, it set out to become a global pandemic. Critically ill patients constitute about 2–9% of all infected patients and progress from pneumonia and hypoxemia to multi-organ... read more
COVID-19: Practical Strategies to Reduce Nosocomial Transmission
The frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) are at risk for contracting the COVID-19 disease when caring for patients and providing aerosol-generating procedures. Until further high-quality studies generate robust evidence, defining... read more
Advances In ICU Care Are Saving More Patients Who Have COVID-19
One thing that has improved a lot over the course of the pandemic is treatment of seriously ill COVID-19 patients in intensive care units. Here's one man's success story. If you think all the coronavirus news is bad, consider... read more
Management of Post-acute COVID-19 in Primary Care
Post-acute COVID-19 ("long covid") seems to be a multisystem disease, sometimes occurring after a relatively mild acute illness. Clinical management requires a whole-patient perspective. This article, intended for... read more
Thrombotic and Hemorrhagic Complications in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19
Critically ill patients with COVID-19 experience high rates of venous and arterial thrombotic complications. The rates of bleeding may be higher than previously reported and re-iterate the need for randomised trials to better... read more
The Pooled Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with COVID-19
It is needed to pay more attention to the relatively high prevalence of pulmonary embolism (PE) in COVID-19 patients, especially in ICU wards. Future studies that will explore the detection method considering high infectivity... read more
How Severe COVID-19 Infection is Changing ARDS Management
The COVID-19 pandemic has provided many intensivists (and some non-intensivists) several years' worth of severe ARDS management experience over the course of just a few months. While the challenges have, in places, been extreme,... read more
Coagulopathy of COVID-19
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2/coronavirus disease 2019 frequently induces hypercoagulability with both microangiopathy and local thrombus formation, and a systemic coagulation defect that leads to large... read more
ECMO During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
In the midst of the 2009 influenza A H1N1 pandemic, clinicians turned to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a strategy to save lives. Based on the H1N1 experience, and the ECMO to Rescue Lung Injury in Severe... read more
Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients Admitted to Australian ICUs During Early Pandemic Phase
During the early phase of the pandemic in Australia, patients admitted to ICU with COVID-19 had lower mortality and longer length of stay than reported from other regions. These findings reinforce the importance of ensuring... read more
Letter Warns Against Clinical Role for Cardiac MRI in Asymptomatic COVID Patients
We are a group of clinicians, researchers and imaging specialists writing in response to recent publications and media coverage about myocarditis after COVID-19. We work in different areas such as public health, internal... read more
Comparison of Clinical Features of COVID-19 vs Seasonal Influenza A and B in US Children
In this cohort study of 315 children with COVID-19 and 1402 children with seasonal influenza, there were no statistically significant differences in the rates of hospitalization, admission to the intensive care unit, and... read more
