Mayo Clinic proceedings
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Jun 2020
Association Between Hypoxemia and Mortality in Patients With COVID-19.
To identify markers associated with in-hospital death in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated pneumonia. ⋯ In this cohort of patients with COVID-19, hypoxemia was independently associated with in-hospital mortality. These results may help guide the clinical management of patients with severe COVID-19, particularly in settings requiring strategic allocation of limited critical care resources.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Jun 2020
Multicenter StudyTime in Therapeutic Range for Dialysis Patients on Warfarin: Determination and the Effect of Dietary Intervention.
This study aimed to identify the time in therapeutic range (TTR) for dialysis patients on warfarin, and improve TTR with dietary review and intervention of interacting foods. We identified 151 patients undergoing hemodialysis in two units who were being treated with warfarin from January 1, 2010, through February 1, 2018, who were included in the overall TTR study. Of these, 15 patients were available to undergo the dietary intervention. ⋯ Among the 15 patients who underwent the intervention, median (IQR) TTR was 52 (IQR, 32 to 56) pre-intervention and 51 (IQR, 38 to 69) post-intervention (P=0.53). TTR for dialysis patients is low in this overall cohort despite patients being seen at an integrated health care system. Focused improvement projects such as dietary review of interacting foods may help increase a patient's TTR.