Critical care medicine focuses on life support and the intensive care of the seriously ill.
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Intensive care is expected to play a critical role as the coronavirus spreads in Japan, but finite resources and a shortage of specially trained staff in intensive care units have cast doubt upon the country’s ability to withstand a surge in patients...
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NEW DELHI: India could face between around 100,000 and 1.3 million confirmed cases of the disease caused by the new coronavirus by mid-May if it continues to spread at its current pace, according to a team of scientists based mainly in the United Sta...
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In Nebraska, researchers are studying whether an experimental drug, remdesivir, can treat COVID-19, the illness that results from coronavirus infection. In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that the state would begin trials looking at the...
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IMAGE: Prone ventilation shown to improve breathing in severe COVID-19 patients. view more Credit: ATS March 24, 2020-- In a new study of patients with severe COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) hospitalized on ventilators, resea...
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As COVID-19 case numbers increase, we are getting closer to the point where the number of critically ill patients will exceed the resources available to care for them. In particular, we may see shortages in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, ventilators...
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Israel’s Sheba Medical Center opened a new underground facility this week to treat coronavirus patients in critical condition as the country’s confirmed COVID-19 cases continue to rise exponentially and authorities prepare for an influx of severely i...
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New York nurse is disciplined by hospital after MSNBC interview where she reported a shortage of medical protective gear - but her employer claims she was given a notice over misused sick timeNY critical care nurse Amy Lee Pacholk was disciplined by...
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A crucial element of creating new ICUs during a pandemic is combining experienced critical care staff with reassigned non-ICU personnel.The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) is recommending a tiered staffing model for hospitals opening new ICU...