A new study shows that some COVID survivors who required mechanical ventilation take days or even weeks to regain consciousness after sedation is halted and their breathing tube is removed
“Our findings suggest that for patients with severe COVID, the decision to withdraw life support shouldn’t be based solely on prolonged periods of unconsciousness..."
Dr. Williams, interviewed about Covid-19 and the Omicron variant, is a professor of neurology and the associate dean of community research and engagement at VP&S.
As important members of our Columbia Neurology community, I am writing to update you on our COVID-19 response efforts, and to detail our plans for gradually resuming our regular clinical services.
Dr. Mitch Elkind couldn’t sleep. His mind was in overdrive, still cycling through reports he’d read about the spread of coronavirus in China and projecting what it might mean in the United States.
The Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) has set up a website as a resource for patients and the CUIMC community to stay informed about COVID-19.
“The public needs to treat medical emergencies like stroke or a heart attack the same way they did before and not avoid the emergency room because of this crisis,” says Dr. Mitchell Elkind.