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August 29, 2020

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IN THE NEWS: Safely Returning America to Work

"As the COVID 19 pandemic continues, business leaders face critical decisions on how to safely reopen and resume operations," says Tanisha Taylor, MD, MPH, MBA, FACOEM in a new guidance statement. "This document is intended to provide return-to-work guidance for both employers and the occupational and environmental medicine physicians who will be supporting businesses in implementing safe return-to-work strategies."

COVID-19 in Kidney Transplantation: Epidemiology, Management Considerations, and the Impact on Kidney Transplant Practice

This concise review describes the epidemiology of COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients, manifestations, appropriate management, and clinical outcomes based on the available literature.

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Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons From Global Surgery

The COVID-19 pandemic has strained the usually robust healthcare system in high income countries. Lack of adequate testing, small reserves of ventilators, and global supply chain disruptions, among other causes, have led to shortages affecting care for critically ill patients.

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Outcomes Among HIV-Positive Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19

The authors performed a retrospective matched cohort study to characterize outcomes in HIV-positive patients with COVID-19 infection.

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Anesthetic Management of Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke During COVID-19 Pandemic

The Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care appointed a task force to provide timely, consensus-based expert recommendations for the safe and effective anesthetic management of endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Participation in Research: Laying the framework for patients and their families

A crucial part of the response to COVID-19 is the emergence of new research efforts designed to identify and produce vaccines. 

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Multi-Institutional Collaborative Resident Education in the Era of COVID-19

Here authors describe the formation and initial success of the Collaborative Online Video Didactics lecture series, a multi-institutional online video didactics collaboration.

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Plasma Exchange: An Effective Rescue Therapy in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 Infection

Infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 can induce uncontrolled systemic inflammation and multiple organ failure. This study evaluates if plasma exchange, through the removal of circulating mediators, can be used as rescue therapy in these patients.

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Response to COVID-19 Pandemic by the Spine Division at a Level-1 Academic Referral Center

The response to COVID-19 has been variable among surgical subspecialties and 19 geographic regions. This review presents the changes that have been made regarding the care of 20 spine patients at a busy academic center.

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Overview of the Care of Mothers and Newborns With COVID-19

In a joint effort with the National Perinatal Association, the National Association of Neonatal Nurses released a position statement on care of the mother–newborn dyad during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Rapid Response in a COVID-19 Field Hospital

A framework for future planning of high-acuity services within a unique field hospital setting

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