Infection Control News

A survey administered to members of the renal workforce in the United Kingdom revealed several impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including emotional exhaustion and an increased workload which, in many cases, triggered burnout.

A prediction model factoring in recent hospitalizations, comorbidities and drug exposure may help determine the individual risk for COVID-19 critical care admission and mortality for people with diabetes, according to study data.

The CDC has authorized Fresenius Medical Care North America and DaVita Inc. to serve as distributors of the COVID-19 vaccine to dialysis clinics across the United States, officials reported last week.

Today, the Biden administration announced a partnership with dialysis clinics to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to patients and health care workers.

Obesity is associated with a greater risk for ICU admission, but not mortality, in COVID-19 patients admitted to a five-hospital health system in the Northeast, according to a presenter at the ENDO annual meeting.

A speaker at the Renal Physicians Association virtual meeting addressed how the COVID-19 pandemic has expanded the way social media is utilized, specifically as it pertains to innovative forms of medical education.

Last month, Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, director of the CDC, signed off on her agency’s recommendation endorsing the safety and effectiveness of the Janssen, a Johnson & Johnson company, COVID-19 vaccine.

Pediatric patients with COVID-19 who also developed multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children had a higher risk for AKI and subsequent adverse outcomes, study results showed.

For hospitalized patients who developed AKI, those who also had COVID-19 experienced faster rates of kidney function decline following discharge, regardless of baseline comorbidities or AKI severity.

Contending that the COVID-19 pandemic forced medicine to evolve by accelerating the use of telehealth, a speaker said it is critical to consider the future role of virtual care and how the best clinical outcomes can be achieved.