Lauren Dembeck, PhD

Contributing Writer https://www.pulmonologyadvisor.com

Lauren Dembeck is a freelance science and medical writer and a contributing author for the Haymarket Medical Network. She holds a BS in biology and a BA in foreign languages from West Virginia University and a PhD in genetics from North Carolina State University. Prior to freelance writing, Lauren was a postdoctoral researcher at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology in Japan, where she studied developmental neurobiology. You can find more of her writing at https://laurendembeck.com/.

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General Pulmonology

High Mortality Rate Seen in Patients With Cancer Hospitalized for COVID-19

Lauren Dembeck, PhD

September 7, 2021

Researchers sought to determine whether patients with cancer who were hospitalized with COVID-19 would have a higher mortality rate.

Increased travel burden is associated with a decreased likelihood of receiving adjuvant chemotherapy

General Pulmonology

Association of COVID-19 With Venous Thromboembolism Events in Hospitalized Patients

Lauren Dembeck, PhD

August 9, 2021

Researcher sought to determine the risk of developing VTE in patients with and without COVID-19 who were hospitalized.

Cancer treatment can affect length of hospital stay.

Lung Infection

Major Bleeding Linked to Anticoagulant Overdose in ICU Patients With COVID‑19

Lauren Dembeck, PhD

April 8, 2021

Findings from a retrospective chart review showed a need to carefully monitor inflammatory biomarkers and anticoagulant dosage in patients with severe COVID-19.

Lung Infection

Use of Empiric Therapeutic Anticoagulation in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19

Lauren Dembeck, PhD

January 12, 2021

Researchers evaluated coagulation-linked complications in critically ill patients with COVID-19 and survival outcomes following therapeutic anticoagulation.

Lung Infection

Use of Convalescent Plasma Therapy in Severe COVID-19 in the Yale-New Haven Health System

Lauren Dembeck, PhD

January 6, 2021

A multicenter team reported on the administration of COVID-19 convalescent plasma to patients with severe COVID-19 in the Yale-New Haven Health System.

Whether cryosurgery or cryoablation will prove a viable alternative to lumpectomy — the standard of

Lung Infection

COVID-19-Free Surgical Pathways Benefit Patients Undergoing Elective Cancer Surgery

Lauren Dembeck, PhD

October 30, 2020

Elective cancer surgery within COVID-19–free surgical pathways results in lower pulmonary complication, SARS-CoV-2 infection, and mortality rates.

Lung Infection

Factor V Activity Associated With Clinical Outcomes in Severe COVID-19

Lauren Dembeck, PhD

September 14, 2020

Investigators assess underlying mechanisms and relevant biomarkers of morbidity and mortality due to coagulopathy in patients with severe COVID-19 infection.

Critical Care

Effect of Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis on Mortality in Mechanical Ventilation

Lauren Dembeck, PhD

March 2, 2020

In-hospital mortality rates among patients requiring mechanical ventilation were not significantly different when comparing 2 stress ulcer prophylaxis strategies: proton pump inhibitors vs histamine-2 receptor blockers.

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