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DG Alerts A Spanish study published in the Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis reported a high rate of pulmonary embolism (PE) in non-critically ill hospitalised patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) despite use of standard thromboprophylaxis. B. Mestre-Gómez, Internal Medicine Department, Infanta Leonor University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, and colleagues said “we found 29 patients with proven PE and COVID-19 pneumonia out […]
Read MoreBy Kelly Young Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH NEJM Journal Watch The FDA is now requiring the prescribing labels of opioid medications to include recommendations about naloxone. The requirements also apply to drugs used to treat opioid use disorder. When prescribing or renewing an opioid prescription, clinicians should discuss naloxone availability with […]
Read MoreBy Angie Drakulich, MA, PPM Executive Editor Practical Pain Management For decades, pain management has revolved around tissue damage and nociception, but the pain experience is so much more than that. With neuropathic, social, and cognitive factors also at play, “pain” now accounts for function and more. A Q&A. In July 2020, the International Association for […]
Read MoreAuthor: Ron Winslow STAT It was late April, near the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in the big cities in the northeastern U.S., and anesthesiologist Joseph Savino was puzzled. In two months, an unexpectedly high number of coronavirus patients had died in his intensive care unit at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania after […]
Read MoreAuthor: Charlotte Jee MIT Technology News People who survive intensive care and the process of being put on a ventilator often suffer depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. There’s a phrase to describe what we’re experiencing: collective trauma. We are all grieving—whether it’s for the deaths of loved ones, the loss of our way of […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News The FDA has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Abiomed’s left-sided Impella heart pumps, approving their use as a tool to provide unloading therapy for COVID-19 patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). “The early clinical evidence continues to accrue in favor of including left ventricular unloading in many patients […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Obesity is associated with a greater risk of a severe COVID-19 infection, according to a new analysis published in Circulation. It may not necessarily be an independent risk factor, the authors noted, but it appears to be a consistent indicator that serious complications may arise. “We suggest obesity or excess […]
Read MoreAuthors: Prabhakar, Hemanshu MD, PhD; Mahajan, Charu MD, DM; Kapoor, Indu MD Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 2 – p e91-e92 To the Editor The pandemic coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is rapidly spreading across the world, and the numbers of affected and those deceased are increasing at an alarming rate. […]
Read MoreAuthors: Wald, Samuel H. MD, MBA; Arthofer, Rudolph RN, MHA; Semple, Amy K. RN; Bhorik, Avi MHA; Lu, Amy C. MD, MPH Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 2 – p e94-e96 To the Editor Both aerosol and droplet precautions have been recommended for the care of patients with suspected or […]
Read MoreAuthor:Patricia Kritek, MD reviewing Ferreyro BL et al. JAMA 2020 Jun 4 NEJM Journal Watch A meta-analysis showed lower mortality with noninvasive ventilation compared with standard oxygen therapy. Comparisons of effectiveness among noninvasive ventilation (NIV), high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC), and standard oxygen therapy have yielded conflicting results in patients with respiratory failure who do not require immediate endotracheal intubation. […]
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