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DG Alerts An interim analysis published in The American Journal of Pathology indicates that treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with high anti-receptor binding domain (RBD) IgG titer convalescent plasma, transfused within 72h of hospital admission, reduces mortality at 28 days post-transfusion. Eric Salazar, Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, and colleagues, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Jonathan Alicea HCP Live The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved tramadol hydrochloride (QDOLO Oral Solution) for the management of severe pain in adults. The approval, granted to Athena Bioscience, is indicated specifically for patients who have not tolerated, or are not expected to tolerate, alternative treatment options. The opioid agonist is also limited to […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Rhythm control therapy benefits patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to results of the EAST-AFNET 4 trial. The impact was consistent across the board, with even asymptomatic patients and those without heart failure seeing improved outcomes. The study, presented at ESC Congress 2020 and published in the New […]
Read MoreBy Denise Baez DG Alerts Increased levels of circulating endothelial cells appear to be associated with severe forms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases. In a study of 99 patients with COVID-19, those who required admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) had significantly higher […]
Read MoreAuthors: Kuvadia, Mausam MD; Wall, Russell MD; Pehar, Andjela MD; Nishida, Kevin MD; Darling, Nellie MS Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation SUMMARY: Intraoperative bacterial and viral contamination of the anesthesia work environment (AWE) has been directly linked to 30-day postoperative infections. At MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, we have implemented a multi-step program to educate providers on […]
Read MoreAuthor: James Kingsland Medical News Today Between 2005 and 2016, there was an increase in both the number of surgical operations for gunshot wounds and the severity of injuries, according to a new study. The cost of hospitalizations also rose over the same period, but survival rates improved. The annual healthcare costs of gun violence […]
Read MoreBy Denise Baez DG Alerts A study that tested 200 obstetric healthcare professionals, including anaesthetists, midwives, and obstetricians, for immune seroconversion found that 14.5% had been infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS‐CoV‐2) as revealed by the presence of IgG antibodies, of which 35% were completely asymptomatic and 59% had not self‐isolated at any […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Reduced vitamin K status may play a role in the pathogenesis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) through interacting with both elastic fiber metabolism and the coagulation cascade, thus linking pulmonary and thromboembolic disease, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. “These data suggest a mechanism of pneumonia-induced extrahepatic vitamin K depletion […]
Read MoreMichael Walter Cardiovascular Business News SARS-CoV-2 RNA was found in a blood sample more than a month after the donor’s symptoms of an upper respiratory infection had all resolved. Should this lead to changes in how we screen potential donors going forward? The donor had symptoms of an upper respiratory infection, including body aches and […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Older patients are more susceptible to COVID-19-related heart damage because their bodies create more of the proteins that the virus craves, according to a new study in the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. “When this novel coronavirus first emerged, we expected it to be primarily a respiratory illness, […]
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