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Boston, MA (April 30, 2021) - A new study, presented today at the AATS 101st Annual Meeting, found that severely ill COVID-19 patients treated with ECMO did not suffer worse long-term outcomes than other mechanically-ventilated patients. The multidisciplinary team included cardio thoracic surgeons, critical care doctors, medical staff at long-term care facilities, physical therapists and other specialists, and followed patients at five academic centers: University of Colorado; University of Virginia; University of Kentucky; Johns Hopkins University; and Vanderbilt University.
Survivors of critical illness are at high risk for long-term physical, psychological, and cognitive deficits. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) shows promising survival benefit for select patients with COVID-19. However, its impact on long-term recovery was unknown. The study measured physical, psychological, and cognitive deficits in in 46 patients who were canulated for ECMO compared to a
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is
easing restrictions on one of the most effective treatments for opioid addiction.
That medication is buprenorphine, and the change makes it so healthcare professionals don’t have to get extra training to offer the medication to as many as 30 patients with opioid addiction.
Addiction specialists hailed the move, including Dr. Donald E. Nease, Jr. with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He thinks this is a great step toward acceptance of medications that help in addiction treatment.
“Reminds me a lot of early in my career,” Nease said, “when the same thing happened with the routine treatment and primary care of depression.”
Regulation Change Could Help Addiction Treatment In The West kunr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kunr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
easing restrictions on one of the most effective treatments for opioid addiction.
That medication is buprenorphine, and the change makes it so healthcare professionals don’t have to get extra training to offer the medication to as many as 30 patients with opioid addiction.
Addiction specialists hailed the move, including Dr. Donald E. Nease, Jr. with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He thinks this is a great step toward acceptance of medications that help in addiction treatment.
“Reminds me a lot of early in my career,” Nease said, “when the same thing happened with the routine treatment and primary care of depression.”
Regulation Change Could Help Addiction Treatment In The West kunc.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kunc.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.