Browsing Resources in English by Subject "Hospitals"
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Blockchain-Based Healthcare Workflow for Tele-Medical Laboratory in Federated Hospital IoT Clouds
(2020-05-02)In a pandemic situation such as that we are living at the time of writing of this paper due to the Covid-19 virus, the need of tele-healthcare service becomes dramatically fundamental to reduce the movement of patients, ... -
A Collaborative Multidisciplinary Approach to the Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the Hospital Setting
(2020-05-30)The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which presents an unprecedented challenge to medical providers worldwide. Although most SARS-CoV-2–infected ... -
COVID‐19 in a Designated Infectious Diseases Hospital Outside Hubei Province, China
(2020-04-02)[Abstract]. Background: The clinical characteristics of novel coronavirus disease (COVID‐2019) patients outside the epicenter of Hubei province are less understood. Methods: We analyzed the epidemiological and clinical ... -
Creating a Palliative Care Inpatient Response Plan for COVID19 – The UW Medicine Experience
(2020-03-24)[Abstract]. Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic is stressing healthcare systems throughout the world. Significant numbers of patients are being admitted to the hospital with severe illness, often in the setting of advanced ... -
Education interventions to improve healthcare workers’ adherence to Standard Precautions for the control of health care-associated infections
(2020-03-22)What is this? Standard Precautions, including using personal protective equipment (PPE) or adhering to safe handling of needles are essential for the prevention and spread of infections, such as COVID-19, in healthcare ... -
Effect of Colchicine vs Standard Care on Cardiac and Inflammatory Biomarkers and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized With Coronavirus Disease 2019
(2020)Importance: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection has evolved into a global pandemic. Low-dose colchicine combines anti-inflammatory action with a favorable safety profile. Objective: To evaluate the ... -
Enteral, parenteral nutrition and their combination for adults in the intensive care unit
(2020-03-17)What is this? Some patients with COVID-19 will become critically ill and need treatment in an intensive care unit (ICU). This may interrupt their feeding routines and reduce appetite or increase nausea and vomiting, leading ... -
Hospital surge capacity during epidemics
(2020-03-18)What is this? A major challenge for those responding to COVID-19 is the increase in demand for hospital care. This summary is of a systematic review of hospital surge capacity for epidemics of dengue, which may provide ... -
Incidence of venous thromboembolism in hospitalized patients with COVID‐19
(2020-05-05)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) can lead to systemic coagulation activation and thrombotic complications. We investigated the incidence of objectively confirmed venous thromboembolism (VTE) in 198 hospitalized patients ... -
Infection prevention and control for COVID-19: Interim guidance for outpatient and ambulatory care settings
(2020-01-30)This document provides guidance specific to the COVID-19 pandemic in outpatient and ambulatory care settings. Outpatient and ambulatory care settings are defined here as those providing health care on an outpatient basis ... -
Mental health outcomes of adults hospitalized for COVID-19: A living rapid review
(2020-10-01)Scope: This rapid review compares the prevalence of mental health disorders among adults who have been hospitalized for COVID-19 to relevant comparison groups, assesses whether the prevalence of mental health disorders ... -
Out-of-Hospital Cohort Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients with Mild Symptoms in Korea: an Experience from a Single Community Treatment Center
(2020-04-06)The outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused a worldwide pandemic. Less than 6 weeks after the first confirmed cases in Korea, the patient number exceeded 5,000, which overcrowded limited hospital resources ... -
Sex-specific clinical characteristics and prognosis of coronavirus disease-19 infection in Wuhan, China: A retrospective study of 168 severe patients
(2020-04-28)To confirm the relationship between sex and the progression of Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19), and its potential mechanism, among severe patients. For this retrospective study, we included 168 consecutive severe patients ... -
Transmission of COVID-19 to Health Care Personnel During Exposures to a Hospitalized Patient — Solano County, California, February 2020
(2020-04-14)What is already known about this topic? Health care personnel (HCP) are at heightened risk of acquiring COVID-19 infection, but limited information exists about transmission in health care settings. What is added by this ... -
What is the risk of transmission of COVID-19 in hospital and long-term care settings, and the impacts of hospital-visitor policies?
(2020-09-23)We identified documents addressing the question of "What is the risk of transmission of COVID-19 in hospital and long-term care settings, and the impacts of hospital-visitor policies?" by searching the guide to key COVID-19 ...