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Latest COVID-19 research looks at plasma, prophylaxis, palliative care, periop risks
The benefit of convalescent plasma is uncertain, and hydroxychloroquine did not appear to work for prophylaxis, according to new studies. Experts offered advice on using palliative care, avoiding surgery, changing residency applications, and understanding antibody testing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/10/1.htm
10 Jun 2020
Undercurrent
On the busiest days, it seemed the workers were just one room ahead of the next patient coming upstairs from the ER.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/undercurrent.htm
15 Nov 2020
Ventilation helmets didn't reduce need for respiratory support in COVID-19 patients
ICU patients with COVID-19 respiratory failure who were randomized to ventilation by helmet did have a lower rate of endotracheal intubation than those given high-flow oxygen, an Italian trial found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/31/2.htm
31 Mar 2021
Latest COVID-19 research looks at frailty and viral load, serologic testing
Other studies examined transmission of the virus in patients with nonsevere disease and population mobility during the pandemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/08/1.htm
8 Jul 2020
Latest COVID-19 research finds benefit from prone positioning, arthritis drugs
Prone positioning was helpful in patients not on mechanical ventilation, and two very small studies found positive outcomes with drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. ACP members can join a bulk purchase of N95s and gowns.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/24/1.htm
24 Jun 2020
Academic hospitals' discharge practices for patients with COVID-19 compared
Most U.S. hospitals provided patients with similar guidance on isolation, but their criteria for discharge varied, leading the study authors to call for more research in this area. An Italian study found high incidence of hospital-acquired infections among COVID-19 patients in ICUs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/04/21/2.htm
21 Apr 2021
New guidelines, authorizations on remdesivir, bamlanivimab, other drugs for COVID-19
The World Health Organization and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) changed their guidelines to be less favorable to remdesivir. Both the IDSA and NIH expressed reservations about bamlanivimab, while the FDA issued two new emergency use authorizations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/25/1.htm
25 Nov 2020
A rural COVID-19 response
As we feared, Buena Vista County, Iowa, made headlines in late May and early June with the dubious honor of having the highest new COVID-19 case rate in the nation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/a-rural-response.htm
15 Nov 2020
Studies look at how COVID-19 mortality varied by hospital, over time
Hospital strain seems to be a significant factor in patients' mortality from COVID-19, according to a study analyzing deaths among ICU patients by hospital and another comparing March and April 2020 outcomes to those later in the year.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/05/05/2.htm
5 May 2021
Huddling for camaraderie at noon
Our initial goal of the daily noon huddle was to bring our group together to discuss daily challenges and workflow and keep current on guidelines pertaining to COVID-19.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/huddling-at-noon.htm
15 Nov 2020