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General Motors and Ford have completed U.S. government contracts to make 80

GM, Ford Finish Making 80,000 Ventilators

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Ford made 50,000 and GM made 30,000 of the machines designed by Ventec Life Systems
Among hospitalized patients with COVID-19

Mortality, Intubation Rates Lower With Anticoagulation in COVID-19

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Thromboembolic disease that was not suspected clinically identified in 42 percent of autopsies
Intensive care unit (ICU) and non-ICU bed use as a percentage of a state's hospital bed capacity is significantly associated with an increase in overall COVID-19 deaths during the next seven days

Increase in Hospital Bed Use Tied to COVID-19 Deaths in Seven Days

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1 percent increase in ICU bed use tied to more than twofold increase in COVID-19 deaths in seven days
There are greater shortages of intensive care unit beds for critically ill patients in low-income neighborhoods compared with high-income neighborhoods

ICU Beds Lacking in Low-Income Neighborhoods Across the U.S.

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Authors say policies facilitating hospital coordination urgently needed to mitigate the effects of COVID-19

July 2020 Briefing – Critical Care

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for July 2020. This roundup includes the...
Blood iodine concentrations in newborns do not vary for infants with or without congenital hypothyroidism

Newborn Iodine Status Not Tied to Congenital Hypothyroidism

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But among infants treated in neonatal ICU, cases had significantly higher blood iodine levels than controls
Critically ill patients with COVID-19 are more likely to develop heart rhythm disorders than other hospitalized patients

Heart Rhythm Disorders Seen in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

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ICU admission tied to incident atrial fibrillation, nonsustained ventricular tachycardias
Resident physicians randomly assigned to schedules that eliminate extended shifts during their intensive care unit rotation make more serious errors than those with extended shifts

Serious Resident Errors Increase When Extended ICU Shifts Are Cut

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But after adjustment for number of patients per resident, errors not increased with ≤16-hour shifts
For patients with severe COVID-19

Acalabrutinib Promising for Treatment of Severe COVID-19

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Selective bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment may improve oxygenation, reduce inflammation
Most patients with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit recover

COVID-19 Mortality Rate for Intubated Adults Lower Than Previously Reported

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35.7 percent of 165 patients requiring mechanical ventilation died, while overall mortality was 30.9 percent