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Acoustics
Ziwei Song, Pyoung-Jik Lee, Thomas Hampton
Summary: This study investigates the noise levels and sources in ICU during the COVID-19 pandemic. The measurements show that the noise levels in patient wards exceed the WHO's guide levels, with talking/voices, door-closing, footsteps, and general activities being the dominant noise sources. Single-bedded wards are quieter than multi-bedded wards, and night time noise levels are quieter than daytime and evening.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Eleni S. Adamidi, Konstantinos Mitsis, Konstantina S. Nikita
Summary: Through a systematic literature review, this study investigates the development and validation of AI models for screening, diagnosis, and prognosis of COVID-19. A total of 101 studies were included, covering the development of screening, diagnostic, and prognostic models. Most studies utilized medical imaging or clinical parameters data, revealing heterogeneous predictive factors derived from multimodal data.
COMPUTATIONAL AND STRUCTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(2021)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Shivani Agarwal, Justin Mathew, Georgia M. Davis, Alethea Shephardson, Ann Levine, Rita Louard, Agustina Urrutia, Citlalli Perez-Guzman, Guillermo E. Umpierrez, Limin Peng, Francisco J. Pasquel
Summary: This study conducted real-time continuous glucose monitoring in a group of COVID-19 patients, finding high accuracy and significant reduction in the frequency of point-of-care glucose testing during critical illness.
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Respiratory System
Gregory S. Sawicki, Aricca D. Van Citters, Olivia Dieni, Kathryn A. Sabadosa, Anne Willis, Debbie Benitez, Thida Ong, Elliott C. Dasenbrook
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has put financial strain on the CF care model, including challenges with reimbursement for telehealth services and reductions in staffing due to institutional changes. Planning for the future of the CF care model needs to address these short-term impacts to ensure uninterrupted high-quality multidisciplinary care.
JOURNAL OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS
(2021)
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Immunology
Rebekah Penrice-Randal, Xiaofeng Dong, Andrew George Shapanis, Aaron Gardner, Nicholas Harding, Jelmer Legebeke, Jenny Lord, Andres F. F. Vallejo, Stephen Poole, Nathan J. J. Brendish, Catherine Hartley, Anthony P. P. Williams, Gabrielle Wheway, Marta E. E. Polak, Fabio Strazzeri, James P. R. Schofield, Paul J. J. Skipp, Julian A. A. Hiscox, Tristan W. W. Clark, Diana Baralle
Summary: The study found that analyzing the gene expression profiles of patients' blood samples taken at the point of admission can predict whether COVID-19 patients will require intensive care unit (ICU) admission. This finding can contribute to more efficient allocation of healthcare resources and improved patient outcomes.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
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Management
Anna Nordin, Asa Engstrom, Maria Andersson, Angelica Fredholm
Summary: This study described the experiences of intensive care managers in terms of premises and resources of care in intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings showed that the ICUs underwent significant changes and faced immense pressure during the pandemic, resulting in a heavy burden on intensive care managers and staff.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2023)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Valeria Carola, Cristina Vincenzo, Chiara Morale, Valentina Cecchi, Monica Rocco, Giampaolo Nicolais
Summary: This study examined the psychological effects on healthcare workers (HCWs) who cared for COVID-19 patients in an Italian hospital. The results showed that HCWs involved in the front line of COVID-19 experienced significant impacts on their mental health, with high levels of post-traumatic stress and anxiety and depressive symptoms still present more than 1 year after the emergency began.
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Respiratory System
Christopher Dowd, Aricca D. Van Citters, Olivia Dieni, Anne Willis, Leslie Powell, Kathryn A. Sabadosa
Summary: The study investigated the use of telehealth among CF care programs, patients, and families during the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of programs provided telehealth services, with a change in the percentage of visits involving telephone or video components over time. Additionally, 81% of patients and families reported having a telehealth visit during the pandemic.
JOURNAL OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS
(2021)
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Clinical Neurology
Domenico Madonna, Paolo Enrico, Valentina Ciappolino, Andrea Boscutti, Elisa Colombo, Nunzio Turtulici, Filippo Cantu, Guido Cereda, Giuseppe Delvecchio, Stefano De Falco, Monica Chierichetti, Monica Savioli, Giacomo Grasselli, Paolo Brambilla
Summary: Delirium in COVID-19-related ARDS is more severe and requires higher dosages of antipsychotic and non-benzodiazepinic sedative therapy compared to non-COVID patients. There is a direct association between male gender and the severity of delirium.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Laurie Mallery, Nabha Shetty, Paige Moorhouse, Ashley Paige Miller, Maia von Maltzahn, Melissa Buckler, Tanya MacLeod, Samuel A. Stewart, Anne Marie Krueger-Naug
Summary: This study aimed to determine the effect of navigated care planning on care plans for nursing home residents. The results showed that virtual consultations led to less aggressive care decisions, influencing decision makers towards more conservative care.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
R. T. Noel Gibney, Cynthia Blackman, Melanie Gauthier, Eddy Fan, Robert Fowler, Curtis Johnston, R. Jeremy Katulka, Samuel Marcushamer, Kusum Menon, Tracey Miller, Bojan Paunovic, Teddie Tanguay
Summary: The precarious demand-capacity balance in Canadian hospitals, particularly in critical care and ICU, has been exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of the pandemic on ICUs varied across the country, with provinces implementing public health measures later and relaxing them sooner being more severely affected. Strategies such as admitting adult patients to pediatric ICUs and converting non-ICU areas into ICUs were implemented due to a lack of critical care capacity. Triage plans for ICU admission were developed and almost implemented in some provinces. The psychological stresses on patients, families, healthcare teams, and ICU professionals were significant, leading to a high number of health workers leaving their professions. This article provides a review and recommendations for the future.
Article
Respiratory System
Joshua McLarty, Edward Litton, Abigail Beane, Diptesh Aryal, Michael Bailey, Stepani Bendel, Gaston Burghi, Steffen Christensen, Christian Fynbo Christiansen, Dave A. Dongelmans, Ariel L. Fernandez, Aniruddha Ghose, Ros Hall, Rashan Haniffa, Madiha Hashmi, Satoru Hashimoto, Nao Ichihara, Bharath Kumar Tirupakuzhi Vijayaraghavan, Nazir I. Lone, Maria del Pilar Arias Lopez, Mohamed Basri Mat Nor, Hiroshi Okamoto, Dilanthi Priyadarshani, Matti Reinikainen, Marcio Soares, David Pilcher, Jorge Salluh
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on non-COVID-19 patients requiring intensive care treatment. A retrospective cohort study using data from national clinical quality registries in 15 countries showed an increase in ICU mortality among non-COVID-19 patients in middle-income countries and a decrease in high-income countries.
Article
Respiratory System
Kathryn A. Sabadosa, Albert Faro, Eugene C. Nelson, Bruce C. Marshall
Summary: The supplement presents findings on the impact and perspectives of care teams, patients/families, mental health care, financial and personnel impacts, experiences of vulnerable populations, and remote monitoring. Colleague commentaries offer reflections on the implications for future CF care models.
JOURNAL OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Sheria G. Robinson-Lane, Amanda N. Leggett, Florence U. Johnson, Natalie Leonard, Alicia G. Carmichael, Grace Oxford, Tanbirul Miah, Johnny J. Wright, Amanda C. Blok, Theodore J. Iwashyna, Richard Gonzalez
Summary: This study aims to identify how family caregivers adapt to the caregiving role following a relative's COVID-19-related ICU hospitalization. Six themes were found, including engaging the support of family and friends, increased responsibilities, managing emotions, managing infection control, addressing patient independence, and engaging support services.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Fedor van Houwelingen, Edwin van Dellen, J. M. Anne Visser-Meily, Karin Valkenet, Germijn H. Heijnen, Lisette M. Vernooij, Monika C. Kerckhoffs, Arjen J. C. Slooter
Summary: There were no significant differences in mental, cognitive, and physical outcomes between COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients after ICU treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. The mental symptoms experienced by relatives of COVID-19 ICU survivors were similar to those of relatives of non-COVID-19 ICU survivors.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
