Scoring System Helps Guide Surgical Care During COVID-19
Twenty-one factors that were significant contributors to procedure triage and prioritization identified
Obesity Ups Risk for COVID-19 Severity
Disease severity increases with increasing body mass index
Living Alone Ups Admission Risk for Respiratory Disease in Seniors
Social disengagement also predicted admission, but low social contact and loneliness did not
ST-Segment Elevation Described in Patients With COVID-19
Presentation variable with high prevalence of nonobstructive disease, poor prognosis
Expert Panel: There Are No Proven Drug Treatments for COVID-19
Whenever possible, drugs should be given to COVID-19 patients as part of a clinical trial
Rapid COVID-19 Test Can Produce False Negatives
Solutions known as 'viral transport media' should not be used for samples tested with the Abbott ID NOW device
Cardiac Cath Lab STEMI Activations Drop During Pandemic
STEMI activation volumes based on analysis of nine high-volume centers before, after March 1, 2020
Coinfection With SARS-CoV-2, Other Respiratory Pathogens ID’d
Rhinovirus/enterovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, non-SARS-CoV-2 Coronaviridae coinfections detected
176,190 U.S. Children Estimated to Have SARS-CoV-2 by April 6, 2020
Under cumulative peds infection proportion scenario of 5 percent, 3.7 million children would be infected
Most Older Adults With New Dementia Die Within Five Years
Increased odds of death seen in association with older age, male sex, and presence of organ failure
