Critical Care
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Bronchoscopy can be conducted safely patients with severe COVID-19
“The most surprising data was the 65% rate of secondary infection with bronchoalveolar lavage.”
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COVID-19 experience forced residents to quickly improve patient communication skills
At the peak of the pandemic in New York City, goals of care discussions became easier, though coping with death remains an issue.
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Link between vitamin D and ICU outcomes unclear
When patients are admitted to the ICU, some biomarkers in the body are too high and others are too low. Vitamin D is often too low.
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Remdesivir effective, well-tolerated in final trial report
A 50% greater likelihood of significant clinical improvement within 15 days occurs with taking remdesivir versus placebo.
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Optimal sedation strategies for COVID-19 ICU patients: A work in progress
“Clinicians should consider using adjuvant agents to limit opioid exposure and improve pain scores in the critically ill,” Dr. Steven B. Greenberg...
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Low vitamin D in COVID-19 predicts ICU admission, poor survival
The “data give strong observational support to previous suggestions that reduced vitamin D levels may favor the appearance of severe respiratory...
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Noninvasive ventilation: Options and cautions for patients with COVID-19
“When you are intubating someone, whether they have COVID-19 or not, you are in the belly of the beast.”
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Distinguishing COVID-19 from flu in kids remains challenging
Clinicians need to prepare for managing coinfections of COVID-19 with flu and/or other respiratory viral infections in the upcoming flu season.
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AI can pinpoint COVID-19 from chest x-rays
“We were able to separate the COVID-19 patients with very high fidelity.”
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NYC public hospitals rose to the demands of the COVID-19 crisis
“We hospitalists, and all those recruited to act as hospitalists, essentially took responsibility for the COVID response.”
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COVID-19 at home: What does optimal care look like?
Most attention has focused on the sickest patients, leaving less severe cases to fall through the cracks.