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At U.S. Ground Zero for coronavirus, a hospital is transformed
March 26, 2020
Hospitalists at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, Wash., benefited from an early connection with Chinese peers.
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Lessons from Seattle: Prepping a critical care system for COVID-19
March 26, 2020
From communicating with staff to managing patients with comorbidities, here’s how a major Seattle medical center is preparing.
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COVID-19 critical care guideline offers support for frontline clinicians
March 25, 2020
The target users of this guideline are frontline clinicians, allied health professionals, and policy makers involved in the care of patients with COVID-19 in the ICU.
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Here’s what ICUs are putting up against COVID-19
March 16, 2020
Society of Critical Care Medicine takes inventory of the nation’s resources.
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Lombardy ICU capacity stressed to breaking point by COVID-19 outbreak
March 13, 2020
There were relatively few cases in children and they had relatively mild disease.
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No sedation fails to improve mortality in mechanically ventilated patients
March 2, 2020
ORLANDO – The lack of sedation did significantly improve certain secondary endpoints, including a reduced number of thromboembolic events and preservation of physical function.
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What hospitalists need to know about COVID-19
February 28, 2020
Hospitalists will be at the front line of care for patients suffering from coronavirus infection.
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Guidance defines vaping-related respiratory syndrome
February 23, 2020
ORLANDO – The guidance is designed to help critical care professionals efficiently identify those individuals at high risk of respiratory failure.
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Medicare beneficiaries get few home health visits after ICU stay
February 23, 2020
ORLANDO – The beneficiaries received an average of less than one visit per week in the month after ICU discharge, while a third received no visits.
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Opioid use disorder up in sepsis hospitalizations
February 23, 2020
ORLANDO – “While we don’t necessarily screen every sepsis patient for endocarditis, if it’s an opioid use disorder patient – particularly one with a bloodstream infection – then that’s almost certainly something you should be doing.”
