Category: Ventilation

Ventilator-associated pneumonia in ICU patients with severe pneumonia and respiratory failure

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Sarah Jackson Published June 15, 2023 – 10.1172/JCI172643 The Journal of Clinical Medicine The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an unprecedented number of patients hospitalized in intensive care units (ICUs) because of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection (1). Respiratory failure in ICU patients, whether due to respiratory infection or other causes, may necessitate mechanical ventilation if oxygen levels cannot […]

Long COVID’s daunting toll seen in study of pandemic’s earliest patients

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Authors: Melissa Healy   6 hrs ago COVID-19 patients in Wuhan were among the pandemic’s first victims, and a comprehensive new study finds that a year after shaking the coronavirus, survivors were more likely than their uninfected peers to suffer from mobility problems, pain or discomfort, anxiety and depression. A detailed accounting of 1,276 people hospitalized for COVID-19 […]

Most face masks won’t stop COVID-19 indoors, study warns

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Authors: by John Anderer New research reveals that cloth masks filter just 10% of exhaled aerosols, with many people not wearing coverings that fit their face properly. WATERLOO, Ontario — N95 or KN95 face masks may be the best way to avoid COVID-19 during crowded indoor events. That’s the recommendation from a new study reporting most […]

The incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of pneumothorax in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: A systematic review

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Authors: Woon H. Chong,a,⁎Biplab K. Saha,bKurt Hu,c and Amit Chopraa Abstract Background Pneumothorax has been frequently described as a complication of COVID-19 infections. Objective In this systematic review, we describe the incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of COVID-19-related pneumothorax. Methods Studies were identified through MEDLINE, Pubmed, and Google Scholar databases using keywords of “COVID-19,” “SARS-CoV-2,” “pneumothorax,” “pneumomediastinum,” […]

Severe covid-19 pneumonia: pathogenesis and clinical management

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Authors: Amy H Attaway, assistant professor of medicine, associate director, COPD center1,  Rachel G Scheraga, assistant professor of medicine1 2,  Adarsh Bhimraj, head, section of neurological infections; staff, infectious diseases1,  Michelle Biehl, associate staff, pulmonary and critical care medicine; director, post ICU recovery clinic1,  Umur Hatipoğlu, associate professor of medicine; director, respiratory therapy; director, COPD center1 […]

COVID-19: Current understanding of its Pathophysiology, Clinical presentation and Treatment

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Authors: Anant Parasher Abstract Background The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus-2 is a novel coronavirus belonging to the family Coronaviridae and is now known to be responsible for the outbreak of a series of recent acute atypical respiratory infections originating in Wuhan, China. The disease caused by this virus, termed coronavirus disease 19 or simply […]