COVID-19: a primer for healthcare providers.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the China office was first notified of cases of atypical pneumonia in Wuhan City on 31 December 2019. A viral genome sequence of a novel coronavirus, currently termed SARS-CoV‑2, with a disease process called COVID-19 was released 1 week later via online resources to obtain public health support in control of spread. Since then, the virus rapidly evolved into a global pandemic.

The Impact of Smoking and Smoking Cessation on Wound Healing in Spinal Cord-Injured Patients With Pressure Injuries: A Retrospective Comparison Cohort Study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of implementing evidence-based guidelines on smoking cessation in persons with spinal cord injuries and pressure injuries. We also evaluated the impact of smoking on pressure injury healing in this population.

Subjects And Setting: The sample population included 158 spinal cord-injured patients with pressure injuries (29 females and 129 males).

Robotic repair of sinus venosus atrial septal defect with partial anomalous pulmonary venous return and persistent left superior vena cava.

The presence of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return and/or persistent left superior vena cava (LSVC) is usually viewed as a contraindication for robotic repair of complex atrial septal defects, such as those of the sinus venosus type. Three patients, aged 29, 73, and 23 years, successfully underwent totally endoscopic, robotic-assisted repair of sinus venosus-type atrial septal defect with partial anomalous pulmonary venous return and persistent LSVC. Two different techniques--direct cannulation or placement of a sump sucker--were successfully used to manage venous return from the persistent LSVC.

Deep-vein thrombosis in high-energy skeletal trauma despite thromboprophylaxis.

We report the incidence and location of deep-vein thrombosis in 312 patients who had sustained high-energy, skeletal trauma. They were investigated using magnetic resonance venography and Duplex ultrasound. Despite thromboprophylaxis, 36 (11.

Azathioprine hypersensitivity. Case report and review of the literature.

Fever in a transplant recipient is an important sign of graft rejection or infection. Rarely, fever may result from an immunosuppressive agent used to prevent graft rejection. A case of fever, rigors, arthralgias, and myalgias is reported in a cardiac transplant recipient in whom azathioprine therapy was recently begun.