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COVID?19 Infection Is Associated With Poor Outcomes in Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundPatients with ischemic stroke and concomitant COVID19 infection have worse outcomes than those without this infection, but the impact of COVID19 on hemorrhagic stroke remains unclear. We aimed to assess if COVID19 worsens outcomes in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).Methods

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Abstract Sa404: Implementation of a Nurse-Centric Resuscitation Institute and the Impact on Quality Metrics

Circulation

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, resuscitation data within the AHS was focused on GWTG-R metrics for reporting only. Based on these findings, approval from administration allowed the team to expand into a nurse-centric Resuscitation Institute comprised of three data abstractors, a resuscitation coordinator, and program manager.

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Professional Growth for Cardiac Techs & Nurses: Interview with FACVP Ben Ochoa (Part Two)

Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals

COVID-19 may have forced cath lab education to evolve, as we discussed in part one of our interview, but Ben Ochoa, Program Director for Invasive Cardiovascular Technology and Cardiac Sonography Programs at St.

Nursing 52
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Heart failure management at home: a non-randomised prospective case-controlled trial (HeMan at Home)

Open Heart

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to avoidance and delay in care, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality among many patients with HF. Those enrolled in the HAH programme were less likely to be discharged with postacute services (skilled nursing facility or home health). days); however, fewer adverse events (12.5%

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Abstract TP80: Differences in Access to Post Acute Care Services Between Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries in Michigan

Stroke Journal

We used discharge claims to identify the initial discharge destination classified as home, home health, IRF, skilled nursing facility (SNF) or other. Changes in 2020 were likely attributed to COVID-19. of the 16,231 stroke discharges, respectively.

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The experts who loved lockdowns until it was cool to hate them.

Dr. Anish Koka

Three years after the virus first emerged in Wuhan, China is the only major country in the world still attempting to stop transmission of COVID-19 - a “zero COVID” approach that requires forced constant testing, confinement to your apartment if anyone on an adjacent floor tests positive, and mandatory removal to quarantine centers.

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Returning to COVID19

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

31st January 2023 With the resignation of Jacinda Ardern, my thoughts were dragged back to Covid once more. But it got me thinking about lockdowns again and the whole worldwide madness of Covid. There were GPs who simply refused to visit elderly residents in nursing homes. On my patch this was all GPs and all nursing homes.