Adapt palliative care to meet needs of COVID-19 patients, say experts
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 21, 2020
Emergency-style palliative care is necessary to meet the needs of COVID-19 patients who won’t benefit from a ventilator, say specialist researchers.
Not all COVID-19 pneumonia mirrors acute respiratory distress syndrome
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 19, 2020
COVID-19 pneumonia often has “distinctive features” unlike those of ARDS, and may require different treatment, say critical care doctors.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, April 16
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 15, 2020
Clinical trial aims to find ventilator care alternatives for severe COVID-19 … On-off social distancing may be needed until 2022: Harvard study … Alzheimer’s could alter medication absorption,...
Post-acute care after COVID-19: What to expect
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 09, 2020
While there are many unknowns about coronavirus survivors’ future healthcare needs, a discharge model reveals what post-acute providers might soon be dealing with.
COVID-19 roundup: Ventilator use questioned, staff immunity testing, meds shortages and more…
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 08, 2020
Ventilation may be harmful for certain COVID-19 patients, say some critical care doctors. Plus: immunity testing may help staff return to work.
COVID-19 side effect: critical drugs in short supply
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 05, 2020
Demand has skyrocketed for drugs ranging from asthma inhalers and antibiotics to sedatives needed for mechanical ventilation.
Clinical Briefs for Friday, March 27
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 26, 2020
Daily aspirin shows no effect on dementia in 5-year study … Tears unlikely to spread COVID-19, say ophthalmologists … New tools may enable communication with ventilator-assisted patients during...
Slow music shows promise for ventilator patients
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 10, 2020
Intubated individuals who listened to slow-tempo music had fewer days of delirium and less need for sedative drugs, according to researchers.
Hospitalized seniors likely to need family help, study finds
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Elizabeth Newman
Mar 01, 2014
Nearly half of hospitalized seniors facing a major treatment decision require help from family members, a new study finds.
New low-cost ventilators designed for pandemics
Jan 26, 2010
British anesthesiologists have developed three low-cost, gas-efficient ventilator prototypes that can be mass-produced for major healthcare emergencies, such as a pandemic or a natural disaster. They also...