Critical Care News

Many children and adolescents with COVID-19 or multisystem inflammatory syndrome experienced neurologic involvement, with largely transient symptoms, according to a case series of almost 1,700 patients published in JAMA Neurology.

A series of studies that assessed COVID-19-related risks and outcomes among patients with asthma were presented at this year’s virtual American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting.

When predicting mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19-related pneumonia, researchers found that the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, or SOFA, score was “significantly inferior to simply using age.”

Now is a time of transition in our nation. As physicians, regardless of our background or upbringing, we hold positions of power and privilege in society. We must use our power to give voice to our patients and communities.

WHO issued new guidelines on the management of chronic pain in children, including recommendations on physical therapy, psychological therapy and pharmacological management.

It is becoming clear that in addition to the immediate clinical effects of SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus can have long-term manifestations, experts said.

Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 had a mortality risk that was nearly 3.5 times higher than those hospitalized with influenza, according to a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Patients with dementia, particularly patients with vascular dementia, experienced an increased risk for COVID-19, according to findings published in Alzheimer’s Disease & Dementia.

Patients in the ICU who received care from a teleintensivist were less likely to die and more likely to be discharged sooner than those who received traditional ICU care, data show.

Pregnant women with COVID-19 are more likely to die from the novel coronavirus than nonpregnant individuals similar in age, according to research published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.