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Admission respiratory status predicts mortality in COVID-19 – hypoxemic patients (oxygen saturation less than 92%) had a 1.8- to 4.0-fold increased mortality risk; those with respiratory rates over 22 breaths per minute were at 1.9- to 3.2-fold elevated mortality risk.

25 May, 2021 | 08:56h | UTC

Admission respiratory status predicts mortality in COVID-19 – Influenza and Other Respiratory Virus

Commentaries: COVID-19 mortality associated with 2 signs easily measured at home – University of Washington School of Medicine AND Low oxygen levels, shallow breathing tied to COVID death – CIDRAP

 

 

AARC Guideline: Management of adult patients with tracheostomy in the acute care setting.

21 May, 2021 | 08:26h | UTC

AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Management of Adult Patients with Tracheostomy in the Acute Care Setting – Respiratory Care

 

One year after hospital discharge due to SARS-CoV-2 Infection, the prevalence of long-term cough, chest pain, dyspnea, and fatigue was 2.5%, 6.5%, 23.3%, and 61.2%, respectively

20 May, 2021 | 08:57h | UTC

Prevalence of Post-COVID-19 Cough One Year After SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Multicenter Study – Lung

 

#ACC21 – RCT: Tailored, earlier heart failure rehabilitation program has physical and emotional benefits for older patients.

17 May, 2021 | 08:23h | UTC

Physical Rehabilitation for Older Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentaries: Tailored, earlier heart failure rehab has physical, emotional benefits for patients – National institutes of Health AND REHAB-HF: Tailored Cardiac Rehab Program Improved Function and Quality of Life in Older HF Patients – American College of Cardiology AND Rehabilitation Therapy in Older Acute Heart Failure Patients – REHAB-HF – American College of Cardiology

Video: A Novel Physical Rehabilitation Intervention For Older Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: The REHAB-HF Trial

 

Commentaries on Twitter

 

Population-based cohort study: Non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients have low-risk of serious long-term effects, but visits to general practitioners and outpatient hospital visits are increased.

12 May, 2021 | 08:47h | UTC

Post-acute effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in individuals not requiring hospital admission: a Danish population-based cohort study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Commentaries: Non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients: Low-risk of serious long-term effects, but more visits to doctor – The Lancet AND Any COVID-19 Infection Raises Odds for Lingering Symptoms, Study Finds – HealthDay AND Those with mild COVID-19 seek more primary care than uninfected peers – CIDRAP

 

One third of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 have lung changes after a year

7 May, 2021 | 08:37h | UTC

3-month, 6-month, 9-month, and 12-month respiratory outcomes in patients following COVID-19-related hospitalisation: a prospective study – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Commentaries: One third of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 have lung changes after a year – University of Southampton AND An integrated understanding of long-term sequelae after acute COVID-19 – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

 

M-A: Prone positioning of nonintubated patients with Covid-19 improve oxygenation variables without any reported serious adverse events – randomized trials with patient-relevant outcomes such as the need for intubation or mortality rates are required

4 May, 2021 | 08:52h | UTC

Prone Positioning of Nonintubated Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

ACP Guideline: Appropriate Use of High-Flow Nasal Oxygen in Hospitalized Patients – “use high-flow nasal oxygen rather than noninvasive ventilation in hospitalized adults for the management of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure”

29 Apr, 2021 | 08:34h | UTC

Appropriate Use of High-Flow Nasal Oxygen in Hospitalized Patients for Initial or Postextubation Management of Acute Respiratory Failure: A Clinical Guideline From the American College of Physicians – Annals of Internal Medicine

News release: ACP releases new recommendations for appropriate use of high-flow nasal oxygen in hospitalized patients with acute respiratory failure – American College of Physicians

 

Guide to Enhanced Recovery for Cancer Patients Undergoing Liver Surgery

25 Apr, 2021 | 20:53h | UTC

Guide to Enhanced Recovery for Cancer Patients Undergoing Liver Surgery – Annals of Surgical Oncology

See also: Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Liver Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations – World Journal of Surgery AND Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines

 

Long Covid: Largest post-acute COVID-19 study to date examined the health outcomes in more than 73,000 people who’d had COVID-19 and were not hospitalized

23 Apr, 2021 | 08:48h | UTC

High-dimensional characterization of post-acute sequalae of COVID-19 – Nature

Commentary: Among COVID-19 survivors, an increased risk of death, serious illness – Washington University School of Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Opportunities and Challenges for the Next Phase of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

22 Apr, 2021 | 08:28h | UTC

Opportunities and Challenges for the Next Phase of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: A Review – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

See also: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines

 

Review: Perioperative Management of the Patient With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

21 Apr, 2021 | 06:18h | UTC

Perioperative Management of the Patient With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Narrative Review – Anesthesia & Analgesia

 

Podcast: Management of Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome

20 Apr, 2021 | 05:23h | UTC

#269 Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS) and the Didgeridoo with Dr Aneesa Das – The Curbsiders

 

M-A: Prevalence of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder in health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

20 Apr, 2021 | 06:00h | UTC

Prevalence of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder in health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS One

 

M-A: Post-extubation oxygenation strategies in acute respiratory failure – NPPV or HFNC may reduce the risk of endotracheal reintubation but not mortality

12 Apr, 2021 | 00:42h | UTC

Post-extubation oxygenation strategies in acute respiratory failure: a systematic review and network meta-analysis – Critical Care

 

Perspective | They Tested Negative for Covid. Still, They Have Long Covid Symptoms.

13 Apr, 2021 | 05:23h | UTC

They Tested Negative for Covid. Still, They Have Long Covid Symptoms. – Kaiser Health News

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Prone position in intubated, mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19: a multi-centric study of more than 1000 patients

12 Apr, 2021 | 01:23h | UTC

Prone position in intubated, mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19: a multi-centric study of more than 1000 patients – Critical Care

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Large study finds 1 in 3 Covid-19 survivors have subsequent mental health and neurological conditions

8 Apr, 2021 | 09:14h | UTC

6-month neurological and psychiatric outcomes in 236 379 survivors of COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study using electronic health records – The Lancet Psychiatry

Commentaries: 1 in 3 Covid-19 patients are diagnosed with a neuropsychiatric condition in the next six months, large study finds – STAT AND A longer look at COVID-19 and neuropsychiatric outcomes – The Lancet Psychiatry AND Largest study to date suggests link between COVID-19 infection and subsequent mental health and neurological conditions – The Lancet AND Covid-19: One in three has neurological or psychiatric condition diagnosed after covid infection, study finds – The BMJ AND One in three survivors of severe Covid diagnosed with mental health condition – The Guardian AND Covid-19 linked to depression and dementia, study suggests – BBC AND Expert reaction to observational study looking at neurological and psychiatric outcomes 6 months after COVID-19 – Science Media Centre AND 1 in 3 COVID Survivors Struggle With Mental Health Issues Months Later – HealthDay

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Cohort study: One in ten have long-term effects 8 months following mild COVID-19

8 Apr, 2021 | 09:12h | UTC

One in ten have long-term effects 8 months following mild COVID-19 – Karolinska Institutet

Original study: Symptoms and Functional Impairment Assessed 8 Months After Mild COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers – JAMA

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

M-A: High versus low PEEP levels for mechanically ventilated adult patients with acute lung injury and ARDS

5 Apr, 2021 | 01:19h | UTC

High versus low positive end‐expiratory pressure (PEEP) levels for mechanically ventilated adult patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome – Cochrane Library

Summary: Effects of higher versus lower levels of pressure in the lungs at the end of each breath during mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) – Cochrane Library

 

Long Covid in the UK – More than a million affected in February, survey suggests

2 Apr, 2021 | 09:31h | UTC

Long Covid: More than a million affected in February, survey suggests – BBC

Report: Prevalence of ongoing symptoms following coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the UK: 1 April 2021 – Office for National Statistics

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Post-covid syndrome in individuals admitted to hospital with covid-19: retrospective cohort study

1 Apr, 2021 | 03:43h | UTC

Post-covid syndrome in individuals admitted to hospital with covid-19: retrospective cohort study – The BMJ

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

COVID-19, Personal Protective Equipment, and Human Performance

30 Mar, 2021 | 03:14h | UTC

COVID-19, Personal Protective Equipment, and Human Performance – Anesthesiology

 

Effect of timing of intubation on clinical outcomes of critically ill patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of non-randomized cohort studies

30 Mar, 2021 | 03:12h | UTC

Effect of timing of intubation on clinical outcomes of critically ill patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of non-randomized cohort studies – Critical Care

 

Commentary on Twitter

https://twitter.com/VGiannakoulis/status/1375795854301392896

 

Covid-19: Middle aged women face greater risk of debilitating long term symptoms

28 Mar, 2021 | 22:49h | UTC

Covid-19: Middle aged women face greater risk of debilitating long term symptoms – The BMJ

Linked Opinion: The stigma is real for people living with long covid – The BMJ Opinion

 

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