1/ COVID (@UCSanDiego) Chronicles - May 27, 2020
A lot to share, starting with data: 35 inpatients @UCSDHealth w/ #COVID19, including a record 24 on vents (68%!) and 5 on ECMO. New admissions continue to be border-related from both @SanDiegoCounty and @ImperialCntyCA
A lot to share, starting with data: 35 inpatients @UCSDHealth w/ #COVID19, including a record 24 on vents (68%!) and 5 on ECMO. New admissions continue to be border-related from both @SanDiegoCounty and @ImperialCntyCA
2/ “It’s amazing how this disease has taught us that borders don’t exist” said Adolphe Edward, @ECRMC CEO, in this thoughtful @washingtonpost article (note @UCSDHealth tele-critical care specialist @VenkteshR in the reflection!)
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4/ "@DHSgov senior medical officer @PMHTrauma_ALE told medical professionals in Southern California this month that they should be prepared for U.S. citizens or permanent residents to continue to cross the border, including for medical treatment." washingtonpost.com/world/2020/05/…
5/ Very proud that we continue to help Tijuana colleagues and patients, as described by @UCSDHealth critical care leaders Drs. Jess Mandel and Tim Morris in this @cnni interview video.snapstream.net/Play/35Qf3Vs8q…
6/ Asymptomatic spreaders, or more likely, pre-symptomatic spreaders, are an increasing concern as counties and states re-open. This is one of may reasons that @CDCgov recommends universal masking! sandiegouniontribune.com/news/californi…
7/ Fascinating that we are re-learning old lessons - I love this 102 year old photo of a @GeorgiaTech football game with fans wearing masks during the 1918 flu pandemic! apnews.com/d2f2ce156a64c6…
8/ On a different topic, important pre-print from @Yale finds that #SARSCoV2 in sewage predicts cases with a with a full week lead time (R=0.994) The @UCSanDiego "Return to Learn" program is testing sewage from dorms! medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
9/ Yesterday at a town hall meeting, leadership was asked "Is it safe to go to work?" This timely @NEJM article from @BUmedical provides a great conceptual framework. Could also be used to help answer questions like "should I travel?" nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
10/ Finally, in hindsight, the quarantine flight from China that arrived at @MCASMiramarCA on Feb 5th was a blessing in disguise, as these two "February" patients ensured that @UCSDHealth developed numerous #COVID protocols before our local surge
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