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Loss of smell lingers post COVID-19
February 24, 2021
The fact that the sense of smell had not returned to normal for half the participants so long after being infected is “novel and quite striking.”
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SHM Converge: New format, fresh content
February 24, 2021
The Converge conference will still be offering networking sessions throughout – even in the virtual conference environment.
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Six-month follow-up shows continuing morbidity for COVID-19 survivors
February 22, 2021
Ventilated ICU patients with COVID-19 continued to experience long term high levels of morbidity.
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PPE protected critical care staff from COVID-19 transmission
February 11, 2021
Staff acquisition peaked 3 weeks before the peak of COVID-19 ICU admission.
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Burnout rates in ICU staff fueled by shortages, overtime
February 11, 2021
Both ICU physicians and nurses have experienced high rates of burnout because of working conditions.
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Dexmedetomidine, propofol similar in ventilated adults with sepsis
February 5, 2021
Guidelines currently recommend either drug when light sedation is needed for adults on ventilators.
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Telehealth helps cut mortality risk among ICU patients
February 4, 2021
In the traditional model, critical care specialists may be on-site during the day but on call after hours.
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In COVID-19 patients, risk of bleeding rivals risk of thromboembolism
January 12, 2021
Trials are urgently needed to define optimal anticoagulation strategies for COVID-19 infection.
News
A 4-point thrombocytopenia score was found able to rule out suspected HIT
January 11, 2021
A low score – 3 points or less – has a negative predictive value of 99.8%, “so HIT is basically ruled out.”
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The top pediatric articles of 2019
December 22, 2020
The ten articles that had the most impact on pediatric hospital medicine, as presented at HM20 Virtual.
