Today’s pearl: SEDATION DRIPS Titrating the sedation regimen on the sickest of patients can be one of the most challenging parts of the MICU. Anecdotally, many COVID+ vented patients in particular need at least 2, sometimes 3 different meds running at high doses to keep them comfortable, a phenomenon that also seems to have been noted in […]
Paxlovid: The Need to Know
Posted onWhy Paxlovid: According to Pfizer’s clinical trial data from 2021 (participants enrolled by 09/29/2021) which it used for FDA approval, subjects who took Paxlovid were 89% less likely to develop severe illness and death from COVID than those taking a placebo. Grain of salt here includes: In the original study, participants took Paxlovid within 3 […]