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Creator: Kortepeter, M. G., P. W. Smith, A. Hewlett and T. J. Cieslak
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2015-02-06
Description: The largest outbreak of Ebola virus continues unabated in West Africa. With the recent death of a patient with Ebola virus disease at a hospital in Dallas, Texas, and the sobering reality that nosocomial spread has occurred in a U.S. facility, U.S.… -
Creator: Beam, E., S. G. Gibbs, A. L. Hewlett, P. C. Iwen, S. L. Nuss and P. W. Smith
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2015-04-01
Description: In 2014, the authors published the results of a study investigating nurses' use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the care of a live simulated patient requiring contact and airborne precautions. -
Creator: Mehta, A. K., G. M. Lyon and J. B. Varkey
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2015-04-23
Description: To the Editor: We were struck by the similarity of transient vascular leak in Ebola virus disease (EVD), as reported by Lyon et al. (Dec. 18 issue),1 with that which occurs in dengue.... -
Creator: Mathias, J. M.
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2015-04-30
Description: In the months since Ebola patients were first treated in US hospitals, much progress has been made in establishing protocols to protect patients and healthcare workers from harm. -
Creator: Johnson, D. W., J. N. Sullivan, C. A. Piquette, A. L. Hewlett, K. L. Bailey, P. W. Smith, A. C. Kalil and S. J. Lisco
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2015-06-01
Description: This report will describe the preparations for and the provision of care of two patients with Ebola virus disease in the biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.Example only: NETEC provides this item for reference purposes but does not endorse its content. Newer versions may be in place at the providing institution.
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Creator: Moreno, C. C., C. S. Kraft, S. Vanairsdale, P. Kandiah, M. A. Klopman, B. S. Ribner and S. Tridandapani
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2015-06-01
Description: Individuals with Ebola virus disease, a contagious and potentially lethal infection, are now being treated in specialized units in the United States. -
Creator: Liddell, A. M., R. T. Davey, Jr., A. K. Mehta, J. B. Varkey, C. S. Kraft, G. K. Tseggay, O. Badidi, A. C. Faust, K. V. Brown, A. F. Suffredini, K. Barrett, M. J. Wolcott, V. C. Marconi, G. M. Lyon, 3rd, G. L. Weinstein, K. Weinmeister, S. Sutton, M.…
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2015-07-21
Description: More than 26,000 cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) have been reported in western Africa, with high mortality. Several patients have been medically evacuated to hospitals in the United States and Europe.Example only: NETEC provides this item for reference purposes but does not endorse its content. Newer versions may be in place at the providing institution.
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Creator: Stephens, D. S., B. S. Ribner, B. D. Gartland, N. R. Feistritzer, M. M. Farley, C. P. Larsen and J. T. Fox
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2015-07-28
Description: David Stephens and colleagues describe their experience of treating patients with Ebola virus disease at Emory University in the United States. -
Creator: New York State Department of Health and New York State Task Force
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2015-11-25
Description: The guidelines provide direction for the distribution of ventilators in the event of a severe pandemic, when there are insufficient ventilators to treat everyone who needs them. The guidelines balance the goal of saving the most lives with important… -
Creator: Vasa, A., M. Schwedhelm and D. Johnson
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2015-11-26
Description: Care for patients with Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and other highly infectious diseases is demanding and requires an unwavering commitment to teamwork and stringent infection control measures.