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Audio Interview: Lessons from Covid-19 Hotspots

2 Apr, 2020 | 04:08h | UTC

Audio Interview: Lessons from Covid-19 Hotspots – New England Journal of Medicine

 

Universal Masking in Hospitals in the Covid-19 Era

2 Apr, 2020 | 04:05h | UTC

Universal Masking in Hospitals in the Covid-19 Era – New England Journal of Medicine

Related: The Joint Commission issues statement supporting use of personal face masks provided from home amid COVID-19 pandemic

 

COVID-19: Ethical Guidance Published for Frontline Staff Dealing with Pandemic

2 Apr, 2020 | 04:11h | UTC

Ethical guidance published for frontline staff dealing with pandemic – Royal College of Physicians

Related: An Ethicist on How to Make Impossible Decisions – The Atlantic

 

Perspective: Creating a Framework for Conducting Randomized Clinical Trials during Disease Outbreaks

2 Apr, 2020 | 04:06h | UTC

Creating a Framework for Conducting Randomized Clinical Trials during Disease Outbreaks – New England Journal of Medicine

 

ACC/AHA Guidance for Cardiac Electrophysiology During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

2 Apr, 2020 | 04:02h | UTC

Guidance for Cardiac Electrophysiology During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic from the Heart Rhythm Society COVID-19 Task Force; Electrophysiology Section of the American College of Cardiology; and the Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology, American Heart Association – Heart Rhythm

 

[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Urgent vs. Early Endoscopy for Acute Upper GI Bleeding

2 Apr, 2020 | 03:58h | UTC

Timing of Endoscopy for Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: No Observed Benefit to Urgent Endoscopy for Upper GI Bleeding – NEJM Journal Watch

 

Use of Face Masks by the Population: The Debate Continues

2 Apr, 2020 | 04:04h | UTC

 

AGA Recommendations for Gastrointestinal Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2 Apr, 2020 | 04:01h | UTC

AGA Institute Rapid Recommendations for Gastrointestinal Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic – American Gastroenterological Association

News Release: AGA issues formal recommendations for PPE during gastrointestinal procedures

 

New WHO Guide to Help Countries Expand Access to Essential Medicines

2 Apr, 2020 | 03:59h | UTC

Selection of essential medicines at country level – World Health Organization

News Release: New WHO Guide to help countries expand access to essential medicines – World Health Organization

 

Study Evaluates Sensitivity and Specificity of New Multi-Cancer Detection Test

2 Apr, 2020 | 03:56h | UTC

Sensitive and specific multi-cancer detection and localization using methylation signatures in cell-free DNA – Annals of Oncology

 

Interactive Perspective: Tuberculosis in 2020 — New Approaches to a Continuing Global Health Crisis

2 Apr, 2020 | 03:57h | UTC

Tuberculosis in 2020 — New Approaches to a Continuing Global Health Crisis – New England Journal of Medicine

 

Wed April 01 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 Apr, 2020 | 05:58h | UTC

 

1 – Pandemic palliative care: beyond ventilators and saving lives – Canadian Medical Association Journal

Commentary: A COVID-19 palliative care pandemic plan: An essential tool – Canadian Medical Association Journal

Related: The Importance of Addressing Advance Care Planning and Decisions About Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders During Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) – JAMA AND Covid-19: The role of palliative care had to be adapted to manage this “ultra-emergency” – The BMJ Opinion AND COVID-19: decision making and palliative care – Swiss Medical Weekly AND COVID-19 pandemic: palliative care for elderly and frail patients at home and in residential and nursing homes – Swiss Medical Weekly AND End-of-life care in the Emergency Department for the patient imminently dying of a highly transmissible acute respiratory infection (such as COVID-19) – Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

 

2 – More Opinions on the Use of Facemasks by the Population

Article: COVID-19 epidemic: disentangling the re-emerging controversy about medical facemasks from an epidemiological perspective – International Journal of Epidemiology

Perspectives: CDC considering recommending general public wear face coverings in public – The Washington Post AND Wear a face mask if you feel it’s necessary, but know it won’t necessarily help – The Globe and Mail AND It’s Time to Face Facts, America: Masks Work – Wired AND Should We All Be Wearing Masks In Public? Health Experts Revisit The Question – NPR AND Should I Make My Own Mask? – The New York Times

 

3 – ‘Panic Prescribing’ Untested Coronavirus Treatments:

 

4 – Consensus guidelines for managing the airway in patients with COVID‐19 – Anaesthesia

Related Guidelines:

 

5 – Recommendations from the Peking Union Medical College Hospital for the management of acute myocardial infarction during the COVID-19 outbreak – European Heart Journal

Related: CSC Expert Consensus on Principles of Clinical Management of Patients with Severe Emergent Cardiovascular Diseases during the COVID-19 Epidemic – Circulation

 

6 – COVID-19 in Older Adults: Key Points for Emergency Department Providers – Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine

Commentary: Caring for seniors during COVID-19 pandemic – Regenstrief Institute

 

7 – Preliminary Estimates of the Prevalence of Selected Underlying Health Conditions Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 — United States, February 12–March 28, 2020 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Commentaries: More than 70% of Americans hospitalized with COVID-19 had at least 1 underlying health condition, the CDC says — here’s the breakdown – Business Insider AND People With Underlying Health Conditions Are At Risk Of More Severe COVID-19, Says New CDC Report – Forbes AND Who’s Sickest From COVID-19? These Conditions Tied To Increased Risk – NPR

 

8 – Characteristics of Ocular Findings of Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Hubei Province, China – JAMA Ophthalmology

Invited Commentary: Humans, Viruses, and the Eye—An Early Report From the COVID-19 Front Line – JAMA Ophthalmology

See also: Perspectives on Coronavirus Disease 2019 Control Measures for Ophthalmology Clinics Based on a Singapore Center Experience – JAMA Ophthalmology

 

9 – Safety Recommendations for Evaluation and Surgery of the Head and Neck During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery

Author Interview: Safety Recommendations for Evaluation and Surgery of the Head and Neck During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Related: Surgical Considerations for Tracheostomy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned From the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Outbreak – JAMA Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery

 

10 – Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Updates / 01 April 2020 Edition

01 April 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)

 

[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Efficacy of Levetiracetam, Fosphenytoin, and Valproate for Established Status Epilepticus by Age Group

2 Apr, 2020 | 03:54h | UTC

Efficacy of levetiracetam, fosphenytoin, and valproate for established status epilepticus by age group (ESETT): a double-blind, responsive-adaptive, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Source: Grupo UTIclínica – HCFMUSP

 

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Pandemic Palliative Care: Beyond Ventilators and Saving Lives

1 Apr, 2020 | 05:55h | UTC

Pandemic palliative care: beyond ventilators and saving lives – Canadian Medical Association Journal

Commentary: A COVID-19 palliative care pandemic plan: An essential tool – Canadian Medical Association Journal

Related: The Importance of Addressing Advance Care Planning and Decisions About Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders During Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) – JAMA AND Covid-19: The role of palliative care had to be adapted to manage this “ultra-emergency” – The BMJ Opinion AND COVID-19: decision making and palliative care – Swiss Medical Weekly AND COVID-19 pandemic: palliative care for elderly and frail patients at home and in residential and nursing homes – Swiss Medical Weekly AND End-of-life care in the Emergency Department for the patient imminently dying of a highly transmissible acute respiratory infection (such as COVID-19) – Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

 

Consensus Guidelines for Managing the Airway in Patients with COVID‐19

1 Apr, 2020 | 05:49h | UTC

Consensus guidelines for managing the airway in patients with COVID‐19 – Anaesthesia

Related Guidelines:

 

More Opinions on the Use of Facemasks by the Population

1 Apr, 2020 | 05:53h | UTC

Article: COVID-19 epidemic: disentangling the re-emerging controversy about medical facemasks from an epidemiological perspective – International Journal of Epidemiology

Perspectives: CDC considering recommending general public wear face coverings in public – The Washington Post AND Wear a face mask if you feel it’s necessary, but know it won’t necessarily help – The Globe and Mail AND It’s Time to Face Facts, America: Masks Work – Wired AND Should We All Be Wearing Masks In Public? Health Experts Revisit The Question – NPR AND Should I Make My Own Mask? – The New York Times

 

‘Panic Prescribing’ Untested Coronavirus Treatments

1 Apr, 2020 | 05:51h | UTC

 

COVID-19 in Older Adults: Key Points for Emergency Department Providers

1 Apr, 2020 | 05:46h | UTC

COVID-19 in Older Adults: Key Points for Emergency Department Providers – Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine

Commentary: Caring for seniors during COVID-19 pandemic – Regenstrief Institute

 

Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction During the COVID-19 Outbreak

1 Apr, 2020 | 05:48h | UTC

Recommendations from the Peking Union Medical College Hospital for the management of acute myocardial infarction during the COVID-19 outbreak – European Heart Journal

Related: CSC Expert Consensus on Principles of Clinical Management of Patients with Severe Emergent Cardiovascular Diseases during the COVID-19 Epidemic – Circulation

 

U.S. Prevalence of Underlying Health Conditions Among Patients with COVID-19

1 Apr, 2020 | 05:45h | UTC

Preliminary Estimates of the Prevalence of Selected Underlying Health Conditions Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 — United States, February 12–March 28, 2020 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Commentaries: More than 70% of Americans hospitalized with COVID-19 had at least 1 underlying health condition, the CDC says — here’s the breakdown – Business Insider AND People With Underlying Health Conditions Are At Risk Of More Severe COVID-19, Says New CDC Report – Forbes AND Who’s Sickest From COVID-19? These Conditions Tied To Increased Risk – NPR

 

Characteristics of Ocular Findings of Patients With Coronavirus Disease

1 Apr, 2020 | 05:43h | UTC

Characteristics of Ocular Findings of Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Hubei Province, China – JAMA Ophthalmology

Invited Commentary: Humans, Viruses, and the Eye—An Early Report From the COVID-19 Front Line – JAMA Ophthalmology

See also: Perspectives on Coronavirus Disease 2019 Control Measures for Ophthalmology Clinics Based on a Singapore Center Experience – JAMA Ophthalmology

 

Safety Recommendations for Evaluation and Surgery of the Head and Neck During the COVID-19 Pandemic

1 Apr, 2020 | 05:41h | UTC

Safety Recommendations for Evaluation and Surgery of the Head and Neck During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery

Author Interview: Safety Recommendations for Evaluation and Surgery of the Head and Neck During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Related: Surgical Considerations for Tracheostomy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned From the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Outbreak – JAMA Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery

 

[Abstract Only] A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Liraglutide for Adolescents with Obesity

1 Apr, 2020 | 05:39h | UTC

A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Liraglutide for Adolescents with Obesity – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

Cardiovascular Mortality and Exposure to Heat in an Inherently Hot Region: Implications for Climate Change

1 Apr, 2020 | 05:38h | UTC

Cardiovascular Mortality and Exposure to Heat in an Inherently Hot Region: Implications for Climate Change – Circulation

Commentary: Extreme heat hikes heart-linked death risk by 300 percent – UPI

 

COVID-19–associated Acute Hemorrhagic Necrotizing Encephalopathy: CT and MRI Features

1 Apr, 2020 | 05:40h | UTC

COVID-19–associated Acute Hemorrhagic Necrotizing Encephalopathy: CT and MRI Features – Radiology

 

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