In a study published in
The Lancet s EClinicalMedicine, researchers describe how these models could enable clinicians to better stratify risk in COVID-infected patients to optimize care and resource utilization in hospitals faced with ICU capacity constraints. Information that can accurately predict severity of the clinical course at the time of hospital admission has been limited, says senior author Rajeev Malhotra, MD, a cardiologist at MGH and investigator in the MGH Cardiovascular Research Center.
‘Ventilation in COVID Estimate (VICE) uncovers factors like diabetes mellitus, oxygen saturation of the blood, and 2 inflammatory markers. Death in COVID Estimate (DICE) factors can predict coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, body mass index, platelet count, and a variety of inflammatory and infectious markers.’
Posted By Kimberly Wear@kimberly wear on Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 4:12 PM Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 49 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the county s total to 2,220. On the vaccine side, the county is moving into the next phase, starting with those age 75 and older. (Read more about the process here.) “We’re vaccinating groups in tandem,” County Health Officer Ian Hoffman said in a release. “We will continue to work with our health care partners to message when and where people can receive their vaccine.” Meanwhile, Public Health, which is having so much trouble contacting some positive cases that it has added an unknown designation to its categories of transmission type on its dashboard, is pleading with those who receive a positive test to cooperate with contact tracers to aid in slowing the disease s spread.
San Diego County is likely to report its 200,000th case of the novel coronavirus this week as a surge in spread due to gatherings over the holidays pushes daily.