The Novel Coronavirus 2019, was first reported on in Wuhan, China in late December 2019. The outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern in January 2020 and on March 11th, 2020, the outbreak was declared a global pandemic. The spread of this virus is now global with lots of media attention. The virus has been named SARS-CoV-2 and the disease it causes has become known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This new outbreak has been producing lots of hysteria and false truths being spread, however the data surrounding the biology, epidemiology, and clinical characteristics are growing daily, making this a moving target.
will serve as a summary of what is currently known, how to screen, when to test, and how to prevent spread, and any new data/information on COVID-19.
Early reports have shown that COVID-19 is most likely causing a hypercoagulable state, however the prevalence of acute VTE and exactly how to treat it is an evolving area. Limited data suggest pulmonary microvascular thrombosis may play a role in ...
Background: Awake proning, or having patients lie on their stomachs, can help oxygenation by helping to recruit posterior portions of the lungs and by helping with perfusion to oxygenated lung segments. The literature around proning centers on intubated patients with ...
In this episode of REBEL Cast,I sit down with Richard Levitan and talk about some ideas from his experience in New York, where he spent 10 days during the surge of the COVID-19 pandemic. And the lessons he took away ...
Take Home Points N95 masks ideally should be single use but in COVID19 times, safe reuse practices are critical. The best approach to reuse is vaporized H2O2 and UV light decontamination with a total of 3 decon cycles prior to ...
Introduction: N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFP, from here out referred to as N95) are designed to filter out 95% of airborne particles and are intended for single use. During the COVID19 pandemic, N95s are in short supply forcing us to ...
Many facilities are using COVID-19 screening protocols to determine how to cohort patients in the ED. Although this sounded like a good idea initially, this strategy is destined to fail. Early on in the pandemic, we thought we could identify ...
There are lots of mixed messages flying around social media about COVID-19 lung injury. Although social media is a very powerful way to get information across, it can also amplify messages that are incorrect or not based in quality research ...
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has strained our available healthcare resources and caused unprecedented stress in the lives of our healthcare workers. With the advent of COVID-19 and the resultant deaths of our colleagues, it has become painfully clear that our profession ...
The Novel Coronavirus 2019, was first reported on in Wuhan, China in late December 2019. The outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern in January 2020 and on March 11th, 2020, the outbreak was declared a global ...
Hey there REBEL Cast listeners, Salim Rezaie here. For me and I am sure many COVID-19 has been quite the whirlwind. So much information, so little time to process all of it. Meanwhile, many of us are on the frontlines ...
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