Jan 16th, 2021 - The significance of chronic kidney disease on susceptibility to COVID-19 and subsequent outcomes remains unaddressed. To investigate the association of eGFR on risk of contracting COVID-19 and subsequent adverse outcomes. Rates of hospital-diagnosed COVID-19 were compared across strata of eGFR based on conditional logistic regression using a nested case-control framework with 1:4 matching of pa...

Jan 16th, 2021 - To report changes in practice brought about by COVID-19 and the implementation of new guidelines, and to explore factors relating to unscheduled re-presentations for patients discharged from the emergency department (ED). Prospective multicentre national audit over 12 weeks from 6th April 2020. UK secondary care ENT departments. Adult patients with acute epistaxis. Re-presentation within 10 day...

Jan 16th, 2021 - There is limited data on the characteristics of 30-day readmission after hospitalization with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). To examine the rate, timing, causes, predictors, and outcomes of 30-day readmission after COVID-19 hospitalization. From March 13 to April 9, 2020, all patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and discharged alive were included in this retrospective observational study. ...

Jan 16th, 2021 - In March 2020, a state of emergency was declared to facilitate organized responses to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in British Columbia, Canada. Emergency blood management committees (EBMCs) were formed regionally and provincially to coordinate transfusion service activities and responses to possible national blood shortages. We describe the responses of transfusion services ...

Jan 16th, 2021 - In March 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved use of COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) as an investigational new drug for treatment of COVID-19. Since then, collection of CCP from COVID-19-recovered patients has been implemented in donor centers nationwide. Children's Hospital Colorado rapidly put into practice a CCP collection protocol, necessitating development and implement...

Jan 16th, 2021 - There are limited data on the impact of COVID-19 in children with a kidney transplant. We conducted a prospective cohort study through the Improving Renal Outcomes Collaborative (IROC) to collect clinical outcomes data about COVID-19 in pediatric kidney transplant patients. Twenty-two IROC centers that care for 2732 patients submitted testing and outcomes data for 281 patients tested for SARS-C...

Jan 16th, 2021 - Speech disturbance plays critical role in stroke recognition during COVID-19 pandemic.|2021|Liu R,Fisher M,Rudd A,Zhao J,|

Jan 16th, 2021 - In Italy, colorectal surgery has been strongly affected with the vast majority (90%) of operations treating benign diseases, with an estimated overall 12-week cancellation rate of 72%. Little is known on how to best manage patients with benign diseases and the consequences this interruption of care will have in post-pandemic times. Proctologic diseases have social, psychological, and healthcare...

Jan 16th, 2021 - While telemedicine usage has increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there remains little consensus about how spine surgeons perceive virtual care. The purpose of this study was to explore international perspectives of spine providers on the challenges and benefits of telemedicine. Responses from 485 members of AO Spine were analyzed, covering provider perceptions of the challenges and benefits...

Jan 16th, 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic forced many surgeons to adopt "virtual medicine" practices, defined as telehealth services for patient care and online platforms for continuing medical education. The purpose of this study was to assess spine surgeon reliance on virtual medicine during the pandemic and to discuss the future of virtual medicine in spine surgery. A comprehensive survey addressing demographic...

Jan 16th, 2021 - COVID 19 pandemic has posed challenges for public mental healthcare delivery, particularly in LAMI countries such as India. However, this unique situation has also brought in opportunities to revisit the health system and optimally utilize the available resources. In this brief report, we report one such new initiative in which existing community health workers (CHWs), known as ASHAs (Accredite...

Jan 16th, 2021 - SARS-CoV2-induced direct cytopathic effects against type II pneumocytes are suspected to play a role in mediating and perpetuating lung damage. The aim of this study was to evaluate serum KL-6 behavior in COVID-19 patients to investigate its potential role in predicting clinical course. Sixty patients (median age IQR, 65 (52-69), 43 males), hospitalized for COVID-19 at Siena COVID Unit Universi...

Jan 16th, 2021 - Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging infectious disease which has had a rapid surge in cases and deaths since it is first documented in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. COVID-19 is caused by the Betacoronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). SARS-CoV-2 uses angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, which is highly expressed in the human lower respiratory tract...

Jan 16th, 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased staffing needs in emergency departments. The question quickly arose as to whether it was appropriate to offer medical students the opportunity to assist this staff. The dilemma stems in part from the potential impact on their psychological well-being as well as their academic and clinical performances. We sought to determine the level of anxiety of med...

Jan 16th, 2021 - Immunocompromised populations are at great risk of the current 2020 global emergency of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and treatment of kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19 is currently not declared. Hence, the purpose of the study is to set a clear treatment regimen. We report here a therapeutic course of 2 patients who underwent transplant surgery in March 2020 and got infected so...

Jan 16th, 2021 - In liver transplant (LT) recipients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), fatal outcome has been reported in a substantial subset of patients. Whether LT recipients are at increased risk for severe COVID-19 compared with the general population is controversial. Here we report the results of a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) serosurvey in a large LT recipi...

Jan 16th, 2021 - COVID-19 narratives from the New York Roentgen Society.|2021|Nwawka OK,Katzen JT,|

Jan 16th, 2021 - As the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 related pandemic - Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged, decision making in the context of cancer treatment has become more complex. The apprehension of using drugs that could adversely affect infected patients, the risk of not using life-saving treatments and the complexities related to the type of cancer itself, all must...

Jan 16th, 2021 - Covid-19: Norway investigates 23 deaths in frail elderly patients after vaccination.|2021|Torjesen I,|

Jan 16th, 2021 - Covid-19: Japan declares second state of emergency as Asia struggles with virus surge.|2021|Looi MK,|