COVID-19

COVID-19 Infection-Related Limb Loss and Mortality in Acute Limb Ischemia

Investigators sought to determine the relationship between COVID-19 infection in patients with acute limb ischemia and limb salvage estimates.

Delirium Among Older Adults With COVID-19

Researchers sought to explore the clinical characteristics associated with delirium as a presenting symptom of COVID-19 in older adults and to create a logistic regression to predict the odds of delirium.

COVID-19 Risk for Dialysis Patients Tied to Antibody Response to Vaccine

Patients with low circulating SARS-CoV-2 RBD IgG antibodies have increased infection risk, regardless of vaccination status.

UK Is First Country to Approve Moderna Omicron-Targeted Vaccine

A COVID-19 booster that is targeted to the omicron variant will be available soon — and it has already been approved in Britain.

Risk of Mortality, ICU Admission in Immunocompromised Patients With COVID-19

Researchers sought to evaluate whether immunocompromised individuals infected with COVID-19 are at a higher risk for ICU admission and death compared with nonimmunocompromised individuals.

COVID-19 Infection Not Linked to Type 1 Diabetes-Related Autoimmunity

There appears to be no association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and autoimmunity related to type 1 diabetes development in children and adolescents.

Cardiovascular Complications of COVID-19 in Pregnancy Reviewed

COVID-19 infection in pregnant women is associated with worse outcomes than in women who are not pregnant.

Pulmonary Artery Diameter as a Prognostic Marker for COVID-19 Severity

Are COVID-19 outcomes associated with a patient’s baseline pulmonary artery diameter measurement obtained from non-contrast non-gated computed tomography?

Hypertension Linked to Hospitalizaiton for Vaccinated Patients With Omicron

The presence of hypertension is associated with an increased risk for hospitalization for omicron infection among individuals who received at least three mRNA COVID-19 vaccine doses.

Does the Covichem Score Accurately Predict COVID-19 Disease Severity?

Does the Covichem score accurately estimate COVID-19 severity and mortality risk upon hospital admission? An external validation study examined this question.