Search results for "Coronavirus"
Saying goodbye to Leo
They held his hand and stroked his hair and told him he wasn't alone.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/saying-goodbye-to-leo.htm
15 Nov 2020
The grace of humility
Those of us who began practicing in the era after HAART have not experienced the powerlessness of medicine on this scale.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/the-grace-of-humility.htm
15 Nov 2020
Procalcitonin algorithm reduced antibiotic use in COVID-19 inpatients
A Dutch intervention used procalcitonin levels in inpatients with COVID-19 to guide antibiotic use, with an algorithm discouraging prescriptions if levels were less than 0.25 ng/mL and recommending antibiotics for patients with levels above 0.5 ng/mL.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/03/free/procalcitonin-algorithm-reduced-antibiotic-use-in-covid-19-inpatients.htm
3 May 2023
Hospital life after COVID-19 vaccination
Physicians describe their emotions after vaccination and discuss broader effects.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/hospital-life-after-covid-19-vaccination.htm
15 Apr 2021
Symptoms persist long after ECMO for COVID-19, study finds
An analysis of French ICU patients who underwent extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for COVID-19 found that at one year, 44% had significant anxiety, 42% had depression symptoms, 42% were at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder, and only 38% had returned to work.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/05/free/symptoms-persist-long-after-ecmo-for-covid-19.htm
5 Oct 2022
Heart of a hospitalist
His last words from his daughter will be a voice recording played by me, a stranger with whom he has no connection.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/heart-of-a-hospitalist.htm
15 Nov 2020
Remdesivir, ECMO, recommendations on convalescent plasma in COVID-19
The Solidarity trial concluded that remdesivir didn't significantly reduce mortality in ventilated patients and had a small effect on other hospitalized patients. Another study identified factors predicting which patients would benefit from extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The NIH changed its recommendations on convalescent plasma.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/11/free/remdesivir-ecmo-recommendations-on-convalescent-plasma-in-covid-19.htm
11 May 2022
Palliative care for a pandemic
COVID-19 increased the need for expertise in communication and palliation of symptoms.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/qa-palliative-care-for-a-pandemic.htm
15 May 2020
Our special pandemic issue
This issue reports on three COVID-19 hotspots and includes essays and poems by our readers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Nov 2020
Laughter's still the best medicine
It's a form of comedic encephalopathy (acute on chronic), a clinical manifestation of humor as a defense mechanism.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/laughters-still-best-medicine.htm
15 Nov 2020