Authors: Albott, Cristina Sophia MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 1 – p 43-54 Abstract The outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its rapid global spread have created unprecedented challenges to health care systems. Significant and sustained efforts have focused on mobilization of personal protective equipment, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Bill Siwicki Healthcare IT News Seattle Children’s Hospital also was able to achieve an 85% reduction in its analgesic medication costs while patient and parent satisfaction scores increased. Despite $40 billion in federal spending on EHRs during the last decade, physicians struggle to use data to improve outcomes for patients in the real world. […]
Read MoreBy Brian P. Dunleavy UPI New data from the CDC suggests higher rates of infections and more risk for Americans with chronic health conditions. As many as two-thirds of American adults have underlying health conditions that put them at increased risk for severe COVID-19, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Mothers positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) at delivery are unlikely to transmit the infection to their infants during the perinatal period provided proper precautions are undertaken, a study in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health has found. “This is the largest cohort of neonates born to mothers positive for SARS-CoV-2 at […]
Read MoreWritten by Eleanor Bird, M.S. Medical News Today A new report of COVID-19 patients referred to a neurological hospital in the United Kingdom describes complications including delirium, brain inflammation, and stroke. Viral infections can impact the brain, even if the virus has not directly infected brain tissue. For example, inflammation of the brain, or encephalitis, most often […]
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