Critical Care/Emergency Medicine

Researchers from 10 universities scoured the scientific literature to create N95decon.org, a web portal for trustworthy information on how to decontaminate used N95 masks As health workers and first responders in the United States try to…

A team of computer scientists from the University of Konstanz develops online platform for the registration and enquiry of free critical care beds all over Germany Computer scientists in the team led by Professor Daniel Keim, professor of…

To stem the coronavirus crisis, Harvard Medical School scientists forge ahead on six key fronts From the plagues of medieval Europe to the influenza pandemic of 1918, the specter of the next public health disaster has gripped the minds of…

PPE during endoscopy should include N95 masks and double gloves Bethesda, Maryland (April 1, 2020) -- Today, the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) published new COVID-19 recommendations in Gastroenterology, the official…

National registry and trial will evaluate hydroxycholoroquine as preventive drug for coronavirus DURHAM, N.C. -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has funded up to $50 million to evaluate hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a…

April 1, 2020 - The initial experience of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) management for coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) patients in Shanghai, China provides guidance for management of critically ill COVID-19 patients worldwide,…

International panel does quick turnaroundCredit: Photo courtesy McMaster University Hamilton, ON (April 1, 2020) - An international team including McMaster University researchers has come together to issue guidelines for health-care…

Duke Clinical Research Institute to build registry of healthcare workers and conduct trial of infection prevention in healthcare workers using PCORnet® WASHINGTON (April 1, 2020) - The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)…

Updated CT scoring criteria from AJR considers both lobe involvement and changes in CT findings to quantitatively and accurately evaluate the progression of COVID-19 pneumoniaCredit: American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) …

City, University of London academics Professor David Bawden and Dr. Lyn Robinson say the coronavirus pandemic has given rise to a relentless flood of information which leads people to pick out the bizarre and sensational That the…

The guidelines will be used by frontline clinicians, allied health professionals and policy makers involved in the care of patients with COVID-19Credit: Photo courtesy McMaster University Hamilton, ON (April 1, 2020) - An…

Since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis the subject of personal protective equipment (PPE) has become a key discussion point. Over recent days the focus has been on the supply of facemasks that allow healthcare workers to interact safely…

Credit: Copyright 2020, Springer Nature Limited The only way to accurately measure pressure inside the skull is to insert a catheter or sensor inside. However, this is invasive and techniques with less risk are desired.…

Sustainable harvesting of Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) could save hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs per year and enable novel, potentially life-saving clinical uses for humans Horseshoe crabs are remarkable animals, beautiful in…

OTTAWA - Palliative care physicians have created a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) palliative care plan as an essential tool to provide care and help manage scare resources during the pandemic. The plan, which focuses on 8 critical…

Credit: NJIT As emergency response teams in the region scramble to acquire dwindling medical supplies to combat the surge in COVID-19 (coronavirus) infections, diverse members of the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)…

What The Viewpoint Says: This article describes treatment initiatives being undertaken for novel coronavirus 2019 at an ophthalmology center in Singapore. Authors: Ivan Seah Yu Jun, M.B.B.S., of  National University Hospital of…

What we learned from the first known community-acquired coronavirus case in the US (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) - When UC Davis announced the first case of community transmission of COVID-19 in the U.S. on Feb. 26, it solved a medical mystery at…

Recent concerns that common antihypertensive drugs may have a negative effect in COVID-19 patients are not supported by the evidence, report scientists in a new review published in Mayo Clinic ProceedingsCredit: Mayo Clinic Rochester,…

Credit: Houston Methodist HOUSTON-(March 28, 2020) - Houston Methodist received FDA approval Saturday to become the first academic medical center in the nation to transfuse donated plasma from a recovered COVID-19 patient into a…