Respiratory support for adult patients with COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic is creating unique strains on the healthcare system. While only a small percentage of patients require mechanical ventilation and ICU care, the enormous size of the populations affected means that these critical resources may become limited. A number of non-invasive options exist to avert mechanical ventilation and ICU admission.

Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations: Transitional Care Nurses and Hospital Use.

Objectives: To examine the effect of an emergency department (ED)-based transitional care nurse (TCN) on hospital use.

Design: Prospective observational cohort.

Setting: Three U.