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Stroke Risk Related to Coronavirus Disease-2019
Since the intial outbreak of the coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) in December 2019, a variety of neurologic manifestations have been linked to this virus, including stroke. Comprehensive review of worldwide studies using various methodologies indicated a correlation of increased stroke risk in patients with COVID-19. The literature reivew also revealed increased morbidity and mortality among patients with COVID-19 and stroke as compared to those with only stroke. This pandemic, with its related healthcare staffing shortages, revealed the requisite to utilize innovative technologies such as Tele-Neurology, as well as public heal...
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - October 20, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Pamela Pourciau, Britta C. Smith Source Type: research

Core outcomes sets for studies evaluating critical illness and patient recovery
This article provides an update on COS projects in critical care medicine, and related resources and tools for COS developers. Recent findings We identified 28 unique COS projects, of which 15 have published results as of May 2020. COS topics relevant to critical care medicine include mechanical ventilation, cardiology, stroke, rehabilitation, and long-term outcomes (LTOs) after critical illness. There are four COS projects for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), with a ‘meta-COS’ summarizing common outcomes across these projects. To help facilitate COS development, there are existing resources, standards, guidelin...
Source: Current Opinion in Critical Care - September 3, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: CRITICAL CARE OUTCOMES: Edited by Stephen Brett Source Type: research

Improving adult coping with social isolation during COVID ‐19 in the community through nurse‐led patient‐centered telehealth teaching and listening interventions
ConclusionTelehealth interventions hardwired to be patient ‐centered can provide isolated populations with meaningful social contact.
Source: Nursing Forum - February 4, 2021 Category: Nursing Authors: Lisa Ross, Niessa Meier Tags: QUALITY IMPROVEMENT Source Type: research

Stroke Risk Related to COVID-19: What Have We Learned?
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - October 20, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Pamela Pourciau, Britta C. Smith Source Type: research