Monthly Archives: July 2020
Serum Levels of Metabolites Produced by Intestinal Microbes and Lipid Moieties Independently Associated With Acute on Chronic Liver Failure and Death in Patients With Cirrhosis
Hospitalized patients with cirrhosis often develop poor outcomes. We found that gut microbes and their circulating products collected on admission can predict death and acute-on-chronic liver failure. Continue reading
What is the incidence of COVID-19 in patients with IBD in western countries?
The Adherence to Infusible Biologic Therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic: Is It Really a Problem?
REMINDER: When to wear and when not to wear N95s
Also: Information on reprocessing of N95s and exceptions to the policies about N95 use. Continue reading
NEW: Button Project lets children see the faces behind the masks
Children’s Hospital decided to get creative to ensure that the 1,700 children and families who visit the hospital and clinics each day can see that the same friendly faces they’ve always known still exist behind the masks. Continue reading
NEW: PPE Guidelines FAQs
Effective July 20, health care personnel should wear eye protection and surgical/procedural masks with direct, prolonged patient interactions. Continue reading
NEW: When to wear eye protection and surgical masks (Effective July 20)
Anyone entering a patient-occupied clinic exam or hospital room or having direct, prolonged (longer than 5 minutes) contact with a patient should wear eye protection and a surgical mask. Continue reading