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Canadian study of COVID-19 patients admitted to ICUs finds lower overall mortality

A Canadian case series of all patients with COVID-19 admitted to six intensive care units (ICUs) in Metro Vancouver found patient outcomes were substantially better than reported in other jurisdictions. The paper is published in CMAJ.

27 May 2020

First independent test of proposed subphenotypes of COVID-19-related ARDS

In a new paper published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society, researchers have been unable to produce two theorized subphenotypes of COVID-19 related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

27 May 2020

Novel testing system predicts outcomes in patients with sepsis

More than 1.7 million Americans develop sepsis each year, and more than 270,000 die from it. The condition--which happens when the body has an extreme response to a bacterial or viral infection, causing a chain reaction that can lead to organ failure and death--has few strategies for treatment.

26 May 2020

Deaths from COVID-19 appear to be on the decline in Italian provinces

Researchers in Italy have found that the proportion of people dying from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may be on the decline in Italy.

26 May 2020

Children's National receives FCC funding to establish regional pediatric telehealth consortium

Children's National Hospital is establishing a regional pediatric telehealth consortium in response to coronavirus with $928,000 in funding awarded by the Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau.

22 May 2020

Blood test could reveal how the immune system responds to coronavirus

A highly detailed analysis of the composition of immune cells in the blood of patients with COVID-19, reveals new aspects of how the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus causes disease.

22 May 2020

Medical rationing could cause unlawful death from COVID-19

While the initial coronavirus peak is starting to pass - in Europe, at least - without the ventilator shortages many feared, the spectre of a second wave or future outbreak means questions of medical rationing still hold sway.

21 May 2020

FDA approves IND application by Octapharma USA for severe COVID-19 patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the investigational new drug (IND) application submitted by Octapharma USA for a phase three clinical trial on the efficacy and safety of Octagam 10% [Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human)] therapy in COVID-19 patients with severe disease progression.

20 May 2020

Going global. Scottish online medical specialist signs another international deal with Australian nurse college

Continulus has dramatically widened its global reach with a new collaboration with one of the world’s most highly respected nursing bodies.

From Continulus 20 May 2020

Report describes clinical characteristics and outcomes of children hospitalized with COVID-19

While most children infected with the novel coronavirus have mild symptoms, a subset requires hospitalization and a small number require intensive care.

20 May 2020

Sleep apnea may increase the risk of severe COVID-19, say researchers

An analysis conducted by researchers at the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital in Finland has suggested that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be a risk factor for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019).

19 May 2020

Modified clinical trial design to meet urgent community needs during COVID-19 pandemic

A new paper published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society describes a nimble, pragmatic and rigorous multicenter clinical trial design to meet urgent community needs in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

19 May 2020

COVID-19 patients at high risk for developing complications associated with blood clots

When researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, used a combination of two specific blood-clotting tests, they found critically ill patients infected with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) who were at high risk for developing renal failure, venous blood clots, and other complications associated with blood clots, such as stroke.

15 May 2020

A measured approach to relaxation of COVID-19 lockdown measures may be necessary

A cautious, measured approach to relaxation of lockdown measures is required to protect the most vulnerable members of society and support the health service, a team of infectious disease experts from the University of Warwick, who have investigated the impact of current lockdown measures upon the spread of COVID-19 in the UK, has found.

15 May 2020

Chasing the elusive dream of a COVID cure

Although scientists and stock markets have celebrated the approval for emergency use of remdesivir to treat COVID-19, a cure for the disease that has killed nearly 260,000 people remains a long way off — and might never arrive.

15 May 2020

High DPP3 concentration in the blood predicts multiple organ failure in burn patients

Diagnostics company SphingoTec GmbH ("sphingotec") and 4TEEN4 Pharmaceuticals GmbH ("4TEEN4") announced today the publication of new data showing that high blood levels of Dipeptidyl Peptidase 3 (DPP3) are indicating upcoming multiple organ failure and mortality risk in burn patients.

15 May 2020

Two new devices could offer additional safety for health care workers during COVID-19

Treating patients with COVID-19 means health care workers are putting their own health and safety on the line each day.

14 May 2020

Despite pandemic, trauma centers see no end to ‘the visible virus of violence’

But many weren't there because of the coronavirus. They were there because they'd been shot.

14 May 2020

Pediatric cancer patients are not at higher risk for COVID-19 infection, study finds

Researchers from MSK Kids at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) found that children with cancer are not at a higher risk of being affected by COVID-19.

13 May 2020

UCI Health to initiate clinical trial of a drug to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients

UCI Health will initiate a clinical study of a drug to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients who face a high mortality rate because of acute inflammation that fills their lungs with fluid, a grave condition that even mechanical ventilation cannot improve.

13 May 2020

Critical Care News and Research

Canadian study of COVID-19 patients admitted to ICUs finds lower overall mortality

First independent test of proposed subphenotypes of COVID-19-related ARDS

Novel testing system predicts outcomes in patients with sepsis

Deaths from COVID-19 appear to be on the decline in Italian provinces

Children's National receives FCC funding to establish regional pediatric telehealth consortium

Blood test could reveal how the immune system responds to coronavirus

Medical rationing could cause unlawful death from COVID-19

FDA approves IND application by Octapharma USA for severe COVID-19 patients

Going global. Scottish online medical specialist signs another international deal with Australian nurse college

Report describes clinical characteristics and outcomes of children hospitalized with COVID-19

Sleep apnea may increase the risk of severe COVID-19, say researchers

Modified clinical trial design to meet urgent community needs during COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 patients at high risk for developing complications associated with blood clots

A measured approach to relaxation of COVID-19 lockdown measures may be necessary

Chasing the elusive dream of a COVID cure

High DPP3 concentration in the blood predicts multiple organ failure in burn patients

Two new devices could offer additional safety for health care workers during COVID-19

Despite pandemic, trauma centers see no end to ‘the visible virus of violence’

Pediatric cancer patients are not at higher risk for COVID-19 infection, study finds

UCI Health to initiate clinical trial of a drug to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients

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