Daily Archives: May 18, 2020
New NICE Covid-19 Rapid Guidelines: Chronic Kidney Disease & Interstitial Lung Disease
18 May, 2020 | 02:15h | UTCCOVID-19 rapid guideline: chronic kidney disease – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
See also: Complete Collection of Covid-19 Rapid Guidelines
WHO Scientific Brief: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children and Adolescents with COVID-19
18 May, 2020 | 02:18h | UTCNews Release: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and adolescents temporally related to COVID-19
Related: Covid-19: Cases of inflammatory syndrome in children surge after urgent alert – The BMJ AND Description of an Outbreak of Severe Kawasaki-like Disease at the Italian Epicenter of the SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic
WHO Policy Brief: COVID-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health
18 May, 2020 | 02:17h | UTCPolicy Brief: COVID-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health – World Health Organization
News Release: Substantial investment needed to avert mental health crisis – World Health Organization
Commentary: “Mental health services are an essential part of all government responses to COVID-19” – United Nations
Randomized Trial: No Benefit from Hydroxychloroquine in Patients with Mild to Moderate Covid-19
18 May, 2020 | 02:11h | UTCCommentary: Further evidence does not support hydroxychloroquine for patients with COVID-19 – BMJ
Clinical Practice: Severe Covid-19
18 May, 2020 | 02:09h | UTCSevere Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine
More Harm Than Good? The Net Impact of COVID-19 Policies Is What Matters for Health
18 May, 2020 | 02:01h | UTC
Hemostasis Disorders in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19
18 May, 2020 | 02:08h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
Understanding pathophysiology of hemostasis
What is the link between SARS-CoV-2-associated hypoxia, inflammatory response and both hypercoagulability and endotheliopathy observed in #COVID19 patients?! @yourICM https://t.co/xu0M0FiYcr pic.twitter.com/nm2JB9OKTH— Antibiotic Steward? Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) May 16, 2020
LDH, Lymphocyte Count, and C-reactive protein can Predict Mortality in Covid-19
18 May, 2020 | 01:58h | UTCAn interpretable mortality prediction model for COVID-19 patients – Nature Machine Learning
Related Commentary on Twitter
The importance of 3 blood test results for predicting mortality from #COVID19: LDH, lymphocyte count, and C-reactive protein https://t.co/BpbgLkm6Hs just published @NatMachIntell, a nice example of machine learning deconvoluting risk markers pic.twitter.com/JtBofSdwsM
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 14, 2020
Guidance for Tracheostomy in the COVID-19 Era
18 May, 2020 | 02:05h | UTCCommentary: Walking the line between benefit and harm from tracheostomy in COVID-19 – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Clinical and Chest Radiography Features Determine Patient Outcomes In COVID-19
18 May, 2020 | 01:59h | UTC
Resumption of Sport and Exercise After COVID-19 Infection
18 May, 2020 | 01:54h | UTC
Risk Factors for SARS-CoV-2 in Patients with Symptoms
18 May, 2020 | 01:55h | UTC
Use of Prone Positioning in Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19 and Hypoxemic Acute Respiratory Failure
18 May, 2020 | 01:52h | UTCEditorial: Is the Prone Position Helpful During Spontaneous Breathing in Patients With COVID-19?
Risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 in a Primary Care Network
18 May, 2020 | 01:56h | UTCCommentaries: Who is most likely to be infected with SARS-CoV-2? – The Lancet Infectious Diseases AND Sociodemographic factors associated with a positive test for COVID-19 in primary care – The Lancet AND COVID-19 discriminates along racial, socioeconomic lines, study finds – UPI
Quantifying the Impact of Interventions in COVID-19 Pandemic
18 May, 2020 | 01:50h | UTCOriginal Study: Inferring change points in the spread of COVID-19 reveals the effectiveness of interventions – Science
Systematic Review: Risks and Impact of ACE Inhibitors or ARBs on SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Adults
18 May, 2020 | 01:47h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Graduated Compression Stockings in Elective Surgical Patients
18 May, 2020 | 01:41h | UTCCommentaries: Graduated compression stockings on trial – The BMJ Opinion AND Compression stockings might not be needed to prevent blood clots after surgery – The British Medical Journal
Wrong but Useful — What Covid-19 Epidemiologic Models Can and Cannot Tell Us
18 May, 2020 | 01:48h | UTCRelated: Modelling the pandemic – The BMJ AND Predictive Mathematical Models of the COVID-19 Pandemic (several commentaries on the subject)
Study: Use of Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone System Inhibitors Does Not Increase the Risk of COVID-19 Requiring Admission to Hospital
18 May, 2020 | 01:45h | UTCCommentary: Hypertension, renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system inhibition, and COVID-19 – The Lancet
Mon May 18 – 10 Stories of The Day!
18 May, 2020 | 02:22h | UTC
News Release: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and adolescents temporally related to COVID-19
Related: Covid-19: Cases of inflammatory syndrome in children surge after urgent alert – The BMJ AND Description of an Outbreak of Severe Kawasaki-like Disease at the Italian Epicenter of the SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic
2 – Policy Brief: COVID-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health – World Health Organization
News Release: Substantial investment needed to avert mental health crisis – World Health Organization
Commentary: “Mental health services are an essential part of all government responses to COVID-19” – United Nations
3 – New NICE Covid-19 Rapid Guidelines: Chronic Kidney Disease & Interstitial Lung Disease
COVID-19 rapid guideline: chronic kidney disease – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
See also: Complete Collection of Covid-19 Rapid Guidelines
Commentary: Further evidence does not support hydroxychloroquine for patients with COVID-19 – BMJ
5 – Severe Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine
Commentary: Walking the line between benefit and harm from tracheostomy in COVID-19 – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
10 –COVID-19 Updates / 18 May 2020 Edition
18 May 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)
COVID-19: Updates for Radiologists
18 May, 2020 | 00:27h | UTCGuidelines:
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) imaging reporting and data system (COVID-RADS) and common lexicon: a proposal based on the imaging data of 37 studies – Chest
- CO-RADS – A categorical CT assessment scheme for patients with suspected COVID-19: definition and evaluation – Radiology (05/2020)
- International Expert Consensus Statement on Chest Imaging in Pediatric COVID-19 Patient Management: Imaging Findings, Imaging Study Reporting and Imaging Study Recommendations – Radiology AND Commentary: Recommendations issued for imaging use in pediatric COVID-19 – MedicalXpress (05/2020)
- RSNA COVID-19 Task Force: Best Practices for Radiology Departments during COVID-19 – Radiological Society of North America AND New Release: RSNA Publishes COVID-19 Best Practices for Radiology Departments (05/2020)
- Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Thromboembolic Complications in COVID-19: Report of the National Institute for Public Health of the Netherlands – Radiology (05/2020)
- A British Society of Thoracic Imaging statement: considerations in designing local imaging diagnostic algorithms for the COVID-19 pandemic – Clinical Radiology (04/2020)
- The Role of Chest Imaging in Patient Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multinational Consensus Statement from the Fleischner Society AND Commentary: RSNA publishes Fleischner Society statement on chest imaging and COVID-19 – Radiological Society of North America (04/2020)
- Radiological Society of North America Expert Consensus Statement on Reporting Chest CT Findings Related to COVID-19. Endorsed by the Society of Thoracic Radiology, the American College of Radiology, and RSNA. – Radiology (03/2020)
- Radiology Department Preparedness for COVID-19: Radiology Scientific Expert Panel – Radiology AND Commentary: Experts stress radiology preparedness for COVID-19 – Radiology Society of North America (03/2020)
Articles:
- NEW – Clinical and Chest Radiography Features Determine Patient Outcomes In Young and Middle Age Adults with COVID-19 – Radiology (05/2020)
- NEW – Chest CT findings of COVID-19 pneumonia by duration of symptoms – European Journal of Radiology (05/2020)
- NEW – Abdominal Imaging Findings in COVID-19: Preliminary Observations – Radiology AND News Release: Imaging reveals bowel abnormalities in patients with COVID-19 – Radiological Society of North America (05/2020)
- Multicenter cohort study demonstrates more consolidation in upper lungs on initial CT increases the risk of adverse clinical outcome in COVID-19 patients – Theranostics (05/2020)
- COVID-19 pneumonia: A review of typical CT findings and differential diagnosis – Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging (05/2020)
- Association between chest CT features and clinical course of Coronavirus Disease 2019 – Respiratory Medicine
- Lung ultrasound findings in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia – Critical Care (05/2020)
- What’s new in lung ultrasound during the COVID-19 pandemic – Intensive Care Medicine (05/2020)
- Characteristic CT findings distinguishing 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from influenza pneumonia – European Radiology (05/2020)
- Imaging of coronavirus disease 2019: A Chinese expert consensus statement – European Journal of Radiology (05/2020)
- Operational Strategies to Prevent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Spread in Radiology: Experience From a Singapore Radiology Department After Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome – Journal of the American College of Radiology (04/2020)
- COVID-19 pandemic: guidance for nuclear medicine departments – European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (04/2020)
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) CT Findings: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Journal of the American College of Radiology (04/2020)
- High-resolution Chest CT Features and Clinical Characteristics of Patients Infected with COVID-19 in Jiangsu, China – International Journal of Infectious Diseases (04/2020)
- CT imaging changes of corona virus disease 2019(COVID-19): a multi-center study in Southwest China – Journal of Translational Medicine (04/2020)
- Point‐of‐care lung ultrasound in patients with COVID‐19 – a narrative review – Anaesthesia (04/2020)
- A role for CT in COVID-19? What data really tell us so far – The Lancet (04/2020)
- Chest Computed Tomography for Detection of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Don’t Rush the Science – Annals of Internal Medicine (04/2020)
- Imaging Features of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Evaluation on Thin-Section CT – Academic Radiology (03/2020)
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Systematic Review of Imaging Findings in 919 Patients – American Journal of Roentgenology (03/2020)
- Clinical Features and Chest CT Manifestations of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a Single-Center Study in Shanghai, China – American Journal of Roentgenology (03/2020)
- Chest computed tomography images of early coronavirus disease (COVID-19) – Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (03/2020)
- Can Lung US Help Critical Care Clinicians in the Early Diagnosis of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pneumonia? – Radiology (03/2020)
- An Illustrated Guide to the Chest CT in COVID-19 – PulmCCM (03/2020)
- Clinical and CT features in pediatric patients with COVID‐19 infection: Different points from adults – Pediatric Pulmonology (03/2020)
- Chest computed tomography in children with COVID-19 respiratory infection – Pediatric Radiology (03/2020)
- Can Lung US Help Critical Care Clinicians in the Early Diagnosis of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pneumonia? – Radiology (03/2020)
- Covid-19: is CT scanning ready to answer a diagnostic call? – The BMJ Opinion (free)
- COVID-19 pneumonia: infection control protocol inside computed tomography suites – Japanese Journal of Radiology
- Early Clinical and CT Manifestations of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia – American Journal of Roentgenology
- Artificial Intelligence Distinguishes COVID-19 from Community Acquired Pneumonia on Chest CT – Radiology
- Recommendation of low-dose CT in the detection and management of COVID-2019 – European Radiology
COVID-19 Hemato-Oncology: This page will be updated as often as necessary and will be fixed in the right column on our homepage.
COVID-19 Updates for Obstetricians
18 May, 2020 | 00:30h | UTCPodcasts:
- The Lancet Voice: Pregnancy and COVID-19 (03/2020)
Guidelines:
- ISUOG Interim Guidance on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during pregnancy and puerperium: information for healthcare professionals – an update – International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (05/2020)
- Care for Breastfeeding Women – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (05/2020)
- General Guidelines in the Management of an Obstetrical Patient on the Labor and Delivery Unit during the COVID-19 Pandemic – American Journal of Perinatology (05/2020)
- ISIDOG Recommendations Concerning COVID-19 and Pregnancy – Diagnostics (05/2020)
- Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists AND FAQs: COVID-19 FAQs for Obstetrician-Gynecologists, Obstetrics – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists AND Algorithm: Outpatient Assessment and Management for Pregnant Women With Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) AND Commentary: COVID-19 Obstetric Practice Recommendations from ACOG – NEJM Journal Watch (04/2020)
- Operating Room Guide for Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 Pregnant Patients Requiring Cesarean Delivery – American Journal of Perinatology (04/2020)
- Global interim guidance on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) during pregnancy and puerperium from FIGO and allied partners: Information for healthcare professionals – International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (04/2020)
- Updated SOGC Committee Opinion – COVID-19 in Pregnancy – Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (03/2020)
- Expert consensus for managing pregnant women and neonates born to mothers with suspected or confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection – Gynecology & Obstetrics (03/2020)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and pregnancy – Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists AND News Release: National guidance on managing coronavirus infection in pregnancy published (03/2020)
- ABM Statement on Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) – Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (03/2020)
- ISUOG Interim Guidance on 2019 novel coronavirus infection during pregnancy and puerperium: information for healthcare professionals (03/2020)
Articles:
- NEW – Follow-up for pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: French national authority for health recommendations – Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human Reproduction (05/2020)
- NEW – COVID-19 review of national clinical practice guidelines for key questions relating to the care of pregnant women and their babies – Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth (05/2020)
- Guideline Summary: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection in pregnancy – RCOG / The BMJ (05/2020)
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and pregnancy: a systematic review – The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine (05/2020)
- Evidence for and against vertical transmission for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) – American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (05/2020)
- [Preprint] SARS-CoV-2 Infection of the Placenta – medRxiv (05/2020)
- [Preprint] Effects of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Maternal, Perinatal and Neonatal Outcomes: a Systematic Review of 266 Pregnancies – medRxiv (05/2020)
- Early Acute Respiratory Support for Pregnant Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection – Obstetrics & Gynecology (05/2020)
- Severe ARDS in COVID-19-infected pregnancy: obstetric and intensive care considerations – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM (05/2020)
- [Preprint] Pregnancy and breastfeeding during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review of published pregnancy cases – medRxiv AND Commentary: Impact of COVID-19 on pregnancy and breastfed infants – News Medical (05/2020)
- Protection by Exclusion: Another Missed Opportunity to Include Pregnant Women in Research During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic – Obstetrics & Gynecology (05/2020)
“We recommend and urge the scientific community and professional societies that, without clear justification for exclusion, pregnant women should be given the opportunity to be included in clinical trials for COVID-19 based on the concepts of justice, equity, autonomy, and informed consent.”
- Coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnancy – International Journal of Infectious Diseases (05/2020)
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Pregnancy: Responding to a Rapidly Evolving Situation – Obstetrics & Gynecology (05/2020)
- Second-Trimester Miscarriage in a Pregnant Woman With SARS-CoV-2 Infection – JAMA (05/2020)
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in pregnant women: A report based on 116 cases – American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (05/2020)
- Covid-19: The time to shield all pregnant frontline workers is now – The BMJ Opinion (05/2020)
- A systematic scoping review of COVID‐19 during pregnancy and childbirth – International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (05/2020)
- No SARS-CoV-2 detected in amniotic fluid in mid-pregnancy – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (04/2020)
- A call for action for COVID-19 surveillance and research during pregnancy – The Lancet Global Health (04/2020)
- COVID19 during pregnancy: a systematic review of reported cases – American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (04/2020)
- Care of the Pregnant Woman with COVID-19 in Labor and Delivery: Anesthesia, Emergency cesarean delivery, Differential diagnosis in the acutely ill parturient, Care of the newborn, and Protection of the healthcare personnel – American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (04/2020)
- Obstetric Anesthesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Anesthesia & Analgesia (04/2020)
- Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes with COVID‐19: a systematic review of 108 pregnancies – Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica (04/2020)
- Corticosteroid Guidance for Pregnancy during COVID-19 Pandemic – American Journal of Perinatology (04/2020)
- Delivery in pregnant women infected with SARS‐CoV‐2: A fast review – International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (04/2020)
- Should Infants Be Separated from Mothers with COVID-19? First, Do No Harm – Breastfeeding Medicine AND Commentary: Should infants be separated from COVID-19-positive mothers – EurekAlert (04/2020)
- Neonatal Resuscitation and Postresuscitation Care of Infants Born to Mothers with Suspected or Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection – American Journal of Perinatology (04/2020)
- Safe Delivery for COVID‐19 Infected Pregnancies – Obstetrics & Gynaecology (04/2020)
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic and Pregnancy – American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (04/2020)
- New coronavirus leaves pregnant women with wrenching choices—but little data to guide them – Science (03/2020)
- Infants Born to Mothers With a New Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Frontiers in Pediatrics AND Commentary: Chinese case study suggests COVID-19 is not transmitted from pregnant mothers to newborns – Frontiers (03/2020)
- Coronavirus in pregnancy and delivery: rapid review – Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology (03/2020)
Information for Pregnant Women and Their Families:
- Q&A on COVID-19, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding – World Health Organization (03/2020)
- Coronavirus infection and pregnancy – Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (03/2020)
COVID-19 Obstetrics: This page will be updated as often as necessary and will be fixed in the right column on our homepage.