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By Amy Orciari Herman NEJM Journal Watch Parents are far more likely to be hesitant about the influenza vaccine than about routine childhood vaccinations, a Pediatrics study finds. Some 2000 parents answered an online survey about their attitudes toward vaccinating their child. Some 26% reported hesitancy about the influenza vaccine, versus just 6% about routine vaccinations. Hesitancy […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Brown, Sarah MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 1 – p e34-e35 To the Editor Airway management of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) poses significant risk to involved staff because of the aerosolizing nature of airway interventions.1 Aerosolization can occur during face mask and supraglottic airway ventilation, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Orser, Beverley A. MD, PhD Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 5 – p 1109-1110 Health care workers are committed to learning from each other to optimize the management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses recently called the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Ip, Vivian MBChB, FRCA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 1 – p e37-e38 To the Editor We read with interest the case report by Landau et al1 of an asymptomatic parturient who presented with features of chorioamnionitis but later tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Ratan K. Banik, MD, PhD et al Anesth Analg. 2020 May The question of whether or not severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has the potential for airborne transmission is an extremely contentious issue right now. Emerging evidence suggests that airborne transmission is possible. Inconsistent recommendations […]
Read MoreMichael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Age, diabetes, chronic kidney disease (CKD), chronic obstructive respiratory disease (COPD) and high Charleston Comorbidity Index (CCI ) scores can all predict mortality among COVID-19 patients, according to new findings published in Hypertension. The study included data from more than 1,500 patients treated at one of 26 Italian hospitals. All […]
Read MoreBy Amy Orciari Herman NEJM Journal Watch Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS Check out some of the latest developments on COVID-19: Antibody test accuracy: Tests for IgG/IgM antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 have a sensitivity of just 30% during the first week of symptoms, rising to 91% during the third week, according to […]
Read MoreSerum cortisol concentration may potentially serve as another marker to help doctors identify which patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are more likely to need intensive care, a new study finds. According to results published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, cortisol levels in patients with COVID-19 were significantly greater than those without, ranging up to 3241 nmol/L, indicating […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Infective endocarditis is a relatively rare complication of TAVR, but the infection can be fatal when it does strike. The authors of a new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology assessed data from more than 7,000 TAVR patients, tracking incidents of infective endocarditis to glean as […]
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