Author: Micheal Vlessides Anesthesiology News Optimizing OR management has been the focus of exhaustive research. But one subject that has yet to be analyzed is maximizing OR productivity and safety in the COVID-19 era, when a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) is the defining variable. However, in a recent article in Anesthesia & Analgesia 2020 […]
Read MoreMedical News Today Researchers have analyzed the records of 85 individuals who died with COVID-19 in the early stages of the outbreak in Wuhan, China. The analysis revealed that the majority of those patients had a few consistent factors in common. A new study analyzing the data of 85 people who died with COVID-19 found […]
Read MoreAuthor: Mike Stobbe Associated Press As health officials around the world push to get more ventilators to treat coronavirus patients, some doctors are moving away from using the breathing machines when they can. The reason: Some hospitals have reported unusually high death rates for coronavirus patients on ventilators, and some doctors worry that the machines […]
Read MoreAuthor: Lynne Peeples Anesthesiology News Delivering appropriate nutrition for very sick adults with COVID-19 remains an important consideration for optimizing these patients’ outcomes, but it also involves some unique challenges, according to a presentation at the ASPEN20 Virtual Conference. ”We’re assessing and treating COVID-19 patients just like any other patients in the ICU with acute […]
Read MoreMedical News Today A new study from Cornell University has made a discovery about SARS-CoV-2 that may help researchers develop an appropriate treatment. A new finding of how SARS-CoV-2 spreads may also help researchers understand how to curb the virus’s proliferation. Five researchers from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, set out to learn more […]
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