Articles Tagged With: COVID-19
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FDA: Barrier Enclosures for Aerosol-Generating Procedures May Increase Risk to HCPs
Citing increased risk to healthcare workers and patients, the Food and Drug Administration has revoked emergency use authorization for barrier enclosure devices that cover a COVID-19 patient’s head and upper body during aerosol‐generating procedures such as tracheal intubation.
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COVID-19 Pandemic Took a Toll on Vascular Surgery
A recent analysis revealed nearly nine of 10 elective ambulatory and inpatient vascular surgeries were canceled after the United States shut down at the beginning of the pandemic.
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COVID-19 Precautions Reduce Flu Cases
There are encouraging signs that masking and other measures taken to prevent COVID-19 are diminishing seasonal influenza globally. Flu virus circulation declined when COVID-19 measures were taken in the Northern Hemisphere, with the same epidemiology observed as the flu season began later below the equator, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
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Eye Procedures Declined Dramatically During Pandemic Shutdown
Many older patients likely delayed procedures during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic over fears of contracting the virus.
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CDC: COVID-19 Infections in Healthcare Personnel Increase Tenfold
In what is likely a substantial undercount, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that between Feb. 12 and July 16, there were 100,570 COVID-19 cases in healthcare workers and 641 deaths reported in the United States. General trends in COVID-19 in HCP mortality include the deaths occurred in those who were older, male, Asian, Black, and with an underlying medical condition, the CDC reported.
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Ethical Framework for Prioritizing Healthcare Workers to Receive Vaccine
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisors cited ethical reasons for selecting healthcare workers as first to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
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CDC: Healthcare Workers First in Line for COVID-19 Vaccine
Healthcare workers have been designated as the highest priority group to receive the first safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine cleared for use in the United States, according to recent discussions and materials reviewed in a non-voting meeting of top immunization advisors to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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While Preparing for COVID-19 Spikes, Influenza Season, Prioritize Supply Chain Management
When the COVID-19 crisis first struck the United States, healthcare facilities faced unprecedented disruptions, including the suspension of elective surgeries, partly because of personal protective equipment shortages nationwide. The healthcare industry is better prepared today to handle the crisis, but individual facilities still face obstacles.
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Stressed Frontline Providers Gear Up for Flu Season
Countries in the Southern Hemisphere reported mild flu seasons, but that does not necessarily mean the same will hold true in the United States. Experts recommend U.S.-based EDs anticipate what resources they will require if the upcoming flu season is severe, and consider what testing strategies they will employ when patients present with respiratory symptoms that could be flu, COVID-19, or both.
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Health System Sends Some COVID-19 Patients Home to Monitor Remotely
To help manage high demand for inpatient beds, the University of Miami Health System has unveiled a program that enables some patients who present to the ED with COVID-19 to be discharged and closely followed at home with the help of a remote monitoring device. The UHealth Televigilance program targets patients with conditions that put them on the fence between a hospital admission and discharge.