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By Amy Orciari Herman NEJM Journal Watch Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, DFASAM Check out some of the latest news on novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Asymptomatic infection: Some 81% of 128 COVID-19 infections detected on a cruise ship were asymptomatic, according to a study in Thorax. Separately, in JAMA Network Open, researchers report that […]
Read MoreAuthor: Dr. Francis Collins NIH Directo’s Blog With the start of summer coming soon, many are hopeful that the warmer weather will slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. There have been hints from lab experiments that increased temperature and humidity may reduce the viability of SARS-CoV-2. Meanwhile, other coronaviruses that […]
Read MoreDG Alert According to a study published in The Lancet looking at the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on patients undergoing surgery, just over half of patients with perioperative severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection went on to develop at least one pulmonary complication within 30 days of their procedure. In addition, pulmonary complications were experienced by […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Abdelaal Ahmed Mahmoud M. Alkhatip et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2020 BACKGROUND: Catheter-related thrombosis (CRT) is a serious complication of vascular catheters. Retrograde catheter insertion has been shown to decrease pericatheter hemostasis and thrombosis, but it is technically challenging. The current in silico trial is an analytical approach to evaluating different approaches to […]
Read MoreAuthor: Kenneth Elmassian, DO, FASA, FAOCA ASA Monitor 6 2020, Vol.84, 8-9. Technically speaking, ASA is what is known in the association world as an “individual membership organization,” which is ironic because I’ve never seen a community come together as we have over these last few, trying months. In countless ways, you have stepped into the […]
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