Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19
- ICU
- 05/05/2020
Deaths from COVID-19 continue to increase, forcing clinicians to try therapies that are not backed by strong clinical evidence. One such treatment is convalescent plasma. This century
READ MOREDeaths from COVID-19 continue to increase, forcing clinicians to try therapies that are not backed by strong clinical evidence. One such treatment is convalescent plasma. This century
READ MORESmooth clinical operations of a facility are based on the adequate and consistent availability of staff, space, equipment, and a coordination mechanism. However, under acute surge events such as...
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READ MOREThe world is currently going through a major healthcare crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected people across different continents, races, and socioeconomic groups. Communities are quarantined,...
READ MOREItaly was hit hard by COVID-19. As of April 1, 2020, the country has 110574 documented cases and 13155 documented deaths related to the coronavirus. In order for other countries to learn from Italy,...
READ MOREThe severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is causing rapidly spreading illness, and COVID-19 has now affected thousands of people around the world. Clinicians are in urgen
READ MOREA number of colleagues and friends from outside the hospital have asked me whether they should take hydroxychloroquine for their COVID-19. A friend asked me whether he should take lopinavir-riton
READ MORECOVID-19 continues to spread, and governments across the globe have imposed quarantines and travel bans. China locked down its cities, Italy imposed restrictions throughout the country, and the US...
READ MORELife has come to a standstill as critical care doctors continue to battle COVID-19. The pandemic has led to shortages of essential goods and services - from hand sanitizers to masks to beds to venti
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