COVID-19

Outside of the loss of human life due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the past two years have greatly affected hospitals, health systems and the way providers deliver care. Healthcare executives are grappling with federal monetary assistance, growing burnout rates, workforce shortages and federal oversight of vaccines and testing. This channel is also designed to update clinicians on new research and guidelines regarding COVID patient treatment strategies and risk assessments.

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The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), a related organization of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), this week released a statement on the criminalization of medical errors. The APSF said criminal prosecution is unjust and counterproductive is healthcare organizations want to find ways to mitigate errors by understanding how they happen and create protocols or IT systems can can help prevent future errors. The criminal trial of nurse RaDonda Vaught was counterproductive to safety.

‘This is a disaster’: El Paso cardiologist says patients are dying ‘because COVID has impaired the ability to deliver care’

“This is a disaster,” the specialist said. “People are going to start dying. As a matter a fact, they started dying already.”

October 28, 2020

Expert cardiologists answer 5 tough questions about COVID-19 and the hearts of athletes

How does COVID-19 impact most athletes? When should clinicians turn to cardiac imaging? A team of specialists discussed these topics, and more, in JAMA Cardiology. 

October 27, 2020
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What new imaging data tells us about COVID-19 and heart damage

Prior studies focused on myocardial injury had not included much, if any, insight into medical imaging data, making the results less helpful to clinicians.

October 26, 2020
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Daily aspirin improves outcomes for hospitalized COVID-19 patients

“If our finding is confirmed, it would make aspirin the first widely available, over-the-counter medication to reduce mortality in COVID-19 patients," one researcher observed. 

October 23, 2020
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A warning for healthcare providers: COVID-19 deaths in the US expected to quickly escalate

By January, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation expects the nation to see more than 2,000 deaths from COVID-19 each day. 

October 21, 2020
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Prominent Ohio cardiologist dies from COVID-19

The veteran cardiologist had been battling COVID-19 for several months. 

October 20, 2020
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COVID-19 patients with a history of heart failure face considerably worse outcomes

In-hospital mortality, myocardial injury and acute kidney injury were all more common when patients with a history of heart failure tested positive for COVID-19. 

October 16, 2020
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COVID-19 patients with elevated troponin levels face a greater risk of death

ICU admission was also much more likely for patients with elevated troponin levels. 

October 15, 2020
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