"Targeted use of #PedsICU and #COVID19 for engagement on Twitter is a conduit to combat misinformation and optimize reach to pediatric critical care stakeholders across the globe when rapid dissemination is needed," conclude authors Sapna R. Kudchadkar, MD, PhD, FCCM and Christopher L. Carroll, MD, MS, FCCM.
There are limited data regarding treatment options for pregnant women with severe COVID-19. A pregnant woman at 22 weeks of gestation was admitted with severe COVID-19 and was treated with interleukin-6 blockade and compassionate-use remdesivir, with subsequent clinical improvement.
ECMO use has been increasing in severe respiratory and/or cardiac failure despite implementation of conventional care. Because the evidence for recovering from COVID-19 with ECMO is extremely limited so far, this article outlines what we can learn from the previous experiences in the treatment of similar severe viral pneumonia cases.
A summary of the methodology for evaluating claimants utilizing known science as well as information from the American Medical Association Guides resources.
This original study evaluates the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and the “shelter-in-place” order on orthopaedic trauma presenting to a community level II trauma center.
