PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

What is the specific role of schools and daycares in COVID-19 transmission? A final report from a living rapid review

Sunday, February 18, 2024 - 4:00 AM

Due to rapidly evolving conditions, the question of how to safely operate schools and daycares remained a top priority throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to growing and changing evidence, the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and

Acceptance of outpatient enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS©) protocols for implant-based breast reconstruction nudged on by the COVID-19 pandemic

Sunday, February 18, 2024 - 4:00 AM

We retrospectively identified 295 women undergoing outpatient implant breast reconstruction (IBR) who received standardized ERAS care pre-pandemic (PP; April 2018-March 2020) and during the pandemic (DP; April 2020-March 2022). The majority of IBR

Emerging role of complement in COVID-19 and other respiratory virus diseases

Sunday, February 18, 2024 - 4:00 AM

The complement system, a key component of innate immunity, provides the first line of defense against bacterial infection; however, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that it may also engender severe complications in the context of viral respiratory

A contactless cure: Leveraging telehealth to improve hepatitis C treatment at a safety-net hospital

Sunday, February 18, 2024 - 4:00 AM

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes significant mortality worldwide. HCV is highly curable but access to care is limited for many patients. The Grady Liver Clinic (GLC), a primary care-based HCV clinic, utilizes a multidisciplinary team to provide

Impact of the State of Emergency Declaration for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Pandemic Suppression on Individuals with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Sunday, February 18, 2024 - 4:00 AM

Objective To examine the impact of lifestyle changes caused by the first emergency declaration issued in 2020 on glycemic control and body weight changes in Japanese individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Methods This study included Japanese

Long-Term Effectiveness and Durability of COVID-19 Vaccination among Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Sunday, February 18, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSIONS: COVID-19 vaccination generates an effective and durable protective response for the vast majority of adults with IBD, including vulnerable populations such as corticosteroid users and older individuals. Patients with IBD benefit from

Evolution of respiratory syncytial virus burden in young children following the COVID-19 pandemic: influence of concomitant changes in testing practices - Author's reply

Sunday, February 18, 2024 - 4:00 AM

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Rethinking the clinical research protocol: Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for reducing noncompliance

Saturday, February 17, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSION: These noncompliance events have implications for clinical trial methodology because nonadherence to trial design can lead to participant safety concerns and loss of trial data validity. Protocols should be written to better facilitate the

Identity Development and Disruption in Older Adults During COVID-19: A Longitudinal, Mixed-Methods Study

Saturday, February 17, 2024 - 4:00 AM

OBJECTIVES: Disruptive life events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may trigger adjustment and revision of older adults' identities. This mixed-methods study explored how older adults perceived their identities changing as a result of the pandemic

Telemedical anesthesia consent - Are the patients ready for it? : A comparative requirement analysis before and during the pandemic

Saturday, February 17, 2024 - 4:00 AM

BACKGROUND: Comprehensive anesthesia preparation by means of the anamnesis and physical examination is considered an essential part of the quality criteria for anesthesia. Especially due to the shortage of specialists, there are usually long waiting