HCAHPS: having constant communication augments hospital and patient satisfaction.

Background And Aim: The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) has become a standardised instrument to measure hospitalised patients' perception of care. Our hospital's HCAHPS scores for the 'communication with doctors' domain in medical service were suboptimal when compared with peer groups in December 2020. Our goal was to improve performance in the 'communication with doctors' domain to at least 50% from baseline over a 6-month period.

Variation in clinical characteristics, outcomes, and mortality of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 during the second wave of the pandemic: a single-center experience.

As of February 2, 2021, the USA has 26,431,799 reported COVID-19 cases with 446,744 deaths. A high mortality rate (15%-40%) was reported among hospitalized patients with COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic. However, data regarding variation in COVID-19-related mortality and severity of illness among hospitalized patients with COVID-19 are heterogeneous.

Is There any Additional Benefit of Multiple Doses of Tocilizumab in COVID-19 Patients?

Many patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have a hyperactive immune response (cytokine storm) which has been incriminated in multiorgan dysfunction (MOD). Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) are the key cytokines involved in mediating systemic inflammation and triggering endothelial dysfunction. To limit these effects, IL-6 receptor inhibitors (IL6ri) have been used in COVID-19 patients.

COVID-19 patients in a tertiary US hospital: Assessment of clinical course and predictors of the disease severity.

Introduction: Patients with severe COVID-19 can develop ventilator-dependent acute hypoxic respiratory failure (VDAHRF), which is associated with a higher mortality rate. We evaluated the clinical course of hospitalized COVID-19 patients and compared them with the patients who received invasive mechanical ventilation. Characteristics of intubated patients who were successfully weaned from the ventilator were compared with the patients who failed to be extubated or died in the hospital.