PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

CONCLUSION: The presented ex vivo porcine model allows evaluation of the performance and safety of storage conditions. Future perspectives of this method will be the extension of the porcine corneas storage up to 28 days.

CONCLUSIONS: The lack of an association between COVID-19 cases on donor numbers suggests that the donation rates are influenced by other factors. Increasing awareness of the opportunity for donation for research may increase donation rates

Routine clinical assays, such as conventional immunohistochemistry, often fail to resolve the regional heterogeneity of complex inflammatory skin conditions. We introduce MANTIS (Multiplex Annotated Tissue Imaging System), a flexible analytic

NHSBT run a Serum Eyedrops programme for the UK, providing Autologous (AutoSE) and Allogenic (AlloSE) eyedrops for patients affected by severe dry eyes. The service is based within the Eye & Tissue Bank in Liverpool.In February 2020 (pre-pandemic

CONCLUSIONS: Cell viability of most of the grafts will not be affected by preparation and storage. Endothelial cell damage may be observed for some grafts within hours after preparation with insignificant additional ECD changes during 3-7 days of

Since the start of the pandemic, the tissue donation in Catalonia (Spain) has decreased drastically. At the beginning of the lockdown (from March to May 2020) there was a drop of around 70% in donation of corneas and of approximately 90% in donation

CONCLUSIONS: Interactions with various organisations shaped the ways in which care home managers responded to and sought to maximise residents and staff well-being. Some relationships dissolved over time, such as when local business and schools

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CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: As the ability of nursing homes to provide safe, effective care faces unprecedented and continued challenges, the insights reported here from longitudinal perspectives of nursing home administrators may help policy

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that future work may fruitfully examine whether our participant's predictions for post-pandemic societal inclusion have been met, and how resilience and acceptance might be developed and nurtured in chronically ill