Browsing by Subject "Pandemics"
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A survey and panel discussion of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric urological productivity, guideline adherence and provider stress.
(Journal of pediatric urology, 2020-08)<h4>Introduction</h4>The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented need to re-organise and re-align priorities for all surgical specialties. Despite the current declining numbers globally, the direct effects of the pandemic ... -
An Agile Systems Modeling Framework for Bed Resource Planning During COVID-19 Pandemic in Singapore.
(Frontiers in public health, 2022-01)<h4>Background</h4>The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on health systems globally. The sufficiency of hospitals' bed resource is a cornerstone for access to care which can significantly impact the public health ... -
Bilateral anterior and intermediate uveitis in SARS-CoV-2 associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a pediatric patient.
(Pediatric rheumatology online journal, 2022-07)<h4>Purpose</h4>To report a case of bilateral anterior intermediate uveitis after recovery from SARS-CoV-2 associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).<h4>Case report</h4>A 9-year-old male presented ... -
Caring for Caregivers During COVID-19.
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Cell-based therapy to reduce mortality from COVID-19: Systematic review and meta-analysis of human studies on acute respiratory distress syndrome.
(Stem cells translational medicine, 2020-09)Severe cases of COVID-19 infection, often leading to death, have been associated with variants of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Cell therapy with mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) is a potential treatment for ... -
Changing trends in mortality among solid organ transplant recipients hospitalized for COVID-19 during the course of the pandemic.
(American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2022-01)Mortality among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 has declined over the course of the pandemic. Mortality trends specifically in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR) are unknown. Using data from a multicenter registry ... -
Continuing versus suspending angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers: Impact on adverse outcomes in hospitalized patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)--The BRACE CORONA Trial.
(American heart journal, 2020-08)Angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) expression may increase due to upregulation in patients using angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). Because renin-angiotensin system ... -
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): an evidence map of medical literature.
(BMC medical research methodology, 2020-07-02)<h4>Background</h4>Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in December 2019, a substantial body of COVID-19 medical literature has been generated. As of June 2020, gaps and longitudinal trends in the COVID-19 medical ... -
Countering misinformation via WhatsApp: Preliminary evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe.
(PloS one, 2020-01)We examine how information from trusted social media sources can shape knowledge and behavior when misinformation and mistrust are widespread. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe, we partnered with a trusted ... -
COVID-19 and the need for disability conscious medical education, training, and practice.
(Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine, 2020-01)The COVID-19 era exposes what was already a crisis in the medical profession: structural racism, ageism, sexism, classism, and ableism resulting in healthcare disparities for Persons with Disabilities (PWD). Early research ... -
COVID-19 mortality risk for older men and women.
(BMC public health, 2020-11)<h4>Background</h4>Case-fatality from COVID-19 has been reported to be relatively high in patients age 65 years or older. We sought to determine the age-specific rates of COVID-19 mortality at the population level.<h4>Me... -
COVID-19-associated brief psychotic disorder.
(BMJ case reports, 2020-08-11)A 36-year-old previously healthy woman with no personal or family history of mental illness presented with new-onset psychosis after a diagnosis of symptomatic COVID-19. Her psychotic symptoms initially improved ... -
COVID-19: The Time for Collaboration Between Long-Term Services and Supports, Health Care Systems, and Public Health Is Now.
(The Milbank quarterly, 2021-06)Policy Points To address systemic problems amplified by COVID-19, we need to restructure US long-term services and supports (LTSS) as they relate to both the health care systems and public health systems. We present both ... -
Developing Treatment Guidelines During a Pandemic Health Crisis: Lessons Learned From COVID-19.
(Annals of internal medicine, 2021-08)The development of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines began in March 2020 in response to a request from the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Within 4 days of the request, the NIH COVID-19 ... -
Distressed Work: Chronic Imperatives and Distress in Covid-19 Critical Care.
(The Hastings Center report, 2023-01)This ethnographic study introduces the term "distressed work" to describe the emergence of chronic frictions between moral imperatives for health care workers to keep working and the dramatic increase in distress during ... -
Early Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Neurosurgical Training in the United States: A Case Volume Analysis of 8 Programs.
(World neurosurgery, 2021-01)<h4>Objective</h4>To determine the impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on operative case volume in 8 U.S. neurosurgical residency training programs in early 2020 and to survey these programs ... -
Ecology and economics for pandemic prevention.
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Elusive consensus: Polarization in elite communication on the COVID-19 pandemic.
(Science advances, 2020-07)Cues sent by political elites are known to influence public attitudes and behavior. Polarization in elite rhetoric may hinder effective responses to public health crises, when accurate information and rapid behavioral change ... -
Emotional Exhaustion Among US Health Care Workers Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2019-2021.
(JAMA network open, 2022-09)<h4>Importance</h4>Extraordinary strain from COVID-19 has negatively impacted health care worker (HCW) well-being.<h4>Objective</h4>To determine whether HCW emotional exhaustion has increased during the pandemic, for which ...
