Articles: pandemics.
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Curr Opin Crit Care · Apr 2022
ReviewAcute traumatic brain injury in frail patients: the next pandemic.
To highlight recent findings on the evaluation and impact of frailty in the management of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). ⋯ The current review highlights the crucial importance of frailty evaluation in TBI, also given the changing epidemiology of this condition. To ensure adequate assessment, prevention and management, both in and outside hospital, there is an urgent need for a valid screening tool and a specific frailty-based and comorbidity-based clinical approach.
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Curr Opin Crit Care · Apr 2022
ReviewTreating the body to prevent brain injury: lessons learned from the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
We aim to provide the current evidence on utility and application of neuromonitoring tools including electroencephalography (EEG), transcranial Doppler (TCD), pupillometry, optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD), cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy (cNIRS), somatosensory-evoked potentials (SSEPs), and invasive intracranial monitoring in COVID-19. We also provide recent evidence on management strategy of COVID-19-associated neurological complications. ⋯ Early recognition using standardized neuromonitoring and timely intervention is important to reduce morbidity and mortality. The management strategy for neurological complications is similar to those without COVID-19.
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Editorial Review
An Historical Perspective of Healthcare Disparity and Infectious Disease in the Native American Population.
The incidence and severity of COVID-19 infections have been disproportionately high in Native American populations. Native Americans are a high-risk group for COVID-19 because of a variety of healthcare disparities. Historically, these populations suffered excessively during previous epidemics in the United States (US). ⋯ Other infectious diseases, including HIV, hepatitis A and hepatitis C are more also common. Diabetes, alcoholism and cardiovascular diseases, all risk factors for severity and mortality in COVID-19 infection, are also more common in this group. Addressing the root causes of enhanced risk in Native American populations will improve outcomes from COVID-19 and future pandemics.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Apr 2022
ReviewVirtual Skills Teaching of Nursing Students during COVID-19: A Problem-Solving Approach.
The COVID-19 pandemic radically affected the whole education system including nursing education. Nursing is a practice-based profession; therefore, it is necessary to transform acquired knowledge into practice. ⋯ Alternatives like virtual skills teaching along with sign-off were sought by using problem-solving approaches to facilitate students' learning and help them to acquire necessary skills timely. Key Words: Virtual skills teaching, Nursing students, Problem-solving approach, COVID-19.
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Observational Study
Historically High Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Switzerland, Sweden, and Spain.
Excess mortality quantifies the overall mortality impact of a pandemic. Mortality data have been accessible for many countries in recent decades, but few continuous data have been available for longer periods. ⋯ Foundation for Research in Science and the Humanities at the University of Zurich, Swiss National Science Foundation, and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.