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8 must-read COVID-19 RCTs in NEJM
Efficacy of Tocilizumab in Patients Hospitalized with Covid-19Conclusions: Tocilizumab was not effective for preventing intubation or death in moderately ill hospitalized patients with Covid-19. Some benefit or harm cannot be ruled out, however, because the confidence intervals for efficacy comparisons…
Relative importance of predictors of survival in OHCA
Al-Dury N, Ravn-Fischer A, Hollenberg J, et al. Identifying the relative importance of predictors of survival in out of hospital cardiac arrest: a machine learning study. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2020;28(1):60. Published 2020 Jun 25. doi:10.1186/s13049-020-00742-9 Overall population The…
JC: What is the impact of EMS practitioner experience on OHCA patient outcomes?
Study: Bray J, Nehme Z, Nguyen A, Lockey A, Finn J; Education, Implementation, Teams Task Force of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. A systematic review of the impact of emergency medical service practitioner experience and exposure to out of…
Cardiac involvement in COVID-19 patients
Definition of cardiac involvement in COVID19 is challenging: SARS-CoV-2 infection has multifaceted effects From a clinical point of view, cardiac involvement during COVID19 may present a wide spectrum of severity, ranging from subclinical myocardial injury to well-defined clinical entities Three…
Assessment of Noise in the Intensive Care Unit Using Apple Watch
Alarms from monitors, medical devices and staff activities contribute to high noise levels in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Excessive levels of noise disrupt sleep patterns in patients admitted to the ICU and may contribute to the development of delirium…