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Study: Effectiveness of Surgical and Cotton Masks in Blocking SARS–CoV-2

7 Apr, 2020 | 04:24h | UTC

Effectiveness of Surgical and Cotton Masks in Blocking SARS–CoV-2: A Controlled Comparison in 4 Patients – Annals of Internal Medicine

Commentary: Neither surgical nor cotton masks effectively filter SARS COV-2 – American College of Physicians

Editorial: Is CPR Justified for Hospital Patients with Covid-19?

7 Apr, 2020 | 04:26h | UTC

Editorial: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation after Hospital Admission with Covid-19 – The BMJ

“This pandemic has changed the risk-benefit balance for CPR: from “there is no harm in trying” to “there is little benefit to the patient, and potentially significant harm to staff.””

Meta-Analysis: Medical Masks vs. N95 Respirators for Preventing COVID‐19 in Health Care Workers

7 Apr, 2020 | 04:22h | UTC

Medical Masks vs N95 Respirators for Preventing COVID‐19 in Health Care Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Trials – Influenza

Commentary: Surgical masks likely good for most COVID-19 treatment – McMaster University

Observational Studies: Countries with Universal BCG Vaccination Policy May Have Reduced Mortality from COVID-19

7 Apr, 2020 | 04:20h | UTC

[Preprint] Differential COVID-19-attributable mortality and BCG vaccine use in countries – medRxiv

[Preprint] Association of BCG vaccination policy with prevalence and mortality of COVID-19 – medRxiv

CDC Study: Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Children

7 Apr, 2020 | 04:18h | UTC

Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Children — United States, February 12–April 2, 2020 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Commentaries: U.S. Children With COVID-19 Less Likely To Be Hospitalized Than Adults – NPR AND Why Children Seem to Be Less Affected By the Coronavirus – TIME

Opinions on Lifting Coronavirus Pandemic Lockdowns

7 Apr, 2020 | 04:23h | UTC

Study: Convalescent Plasma Therapy in Severe COVID-19 Patients

7 Apr, 2020 | 04:14h | UTC

Effectiveness of convalescent plasma therapy in severe COVID-19 patients – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Global Interim Guidance on COVID‐19 During Pregnancy and Puerperium

7 Apr, 2020 | 04:13h | UTC

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

COVID-19: More Opinions on Hydroxychloroquine

7 Apr, 2020 | 04:17h | UTC

Hydroxychloroquine Update For April 6 – Science Translational Medicine

The Debacle of Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin for COVID19 – Dr. John M.

Summary: wait for proper studies before prescribing.

Richard Lehman’s Covid-19 Reviews—6 April 2020

7 Apr, 2020 | 04:16h | UTC

Richard Lehman’s covid-19 reviews, 6 April 2020 – The BMJ Opinion

In this weekly round-up, Richard Lehman looks at a personal selection of articles of relevance to clinicians dealing with covid-19.

Study: Saline vs. Lactated Ringer’s Solution in Surgical Patients

7 Apr, 2020 | 04:11h | UTC

Saline versus Lactated Ringer’s Solution: The Saline or Lactated Ringer’s (SOLAR) Trial – Anesthesiology

Position Statement: Occupational Health Hazards of the Catheterization Laboratory

7 Apr, 2020 | 04:10h | UTC

SCAI Multi-Society Position Statement on Occupational Health Hazards of the Catheterization Laboratory: Shifting the Paradigm for Healthcare Workers’ Protection – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Commentary: ACC, SCAI Publish Position Statement on Cath Lab Occupational Health Hazards – American College of Cardiology

Opinion – A New Normal With COVID-19: The Next Steps We Must Take

7 Apr, 2020 | 04:12h | UTC

A New Normal With COVID-19: The Next Steps We Must Take – Think Global Health

NICE Publishes new COVID-19 Guidelines

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:57h | UTC

See other recent NICE Guidelines on COVID-19: COVID-19 rapid guideline: critical care in adults AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: haematopoietic stem cell transplantation AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: dialysis service delivery AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of radiotherapy AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of systemic anticancer treatments

ASCO Guideline: Management of Hereditary Breast Cancer

7 Apr, 2020 | 04:09h | UTC

Management of Hereditary Breast Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society for Radiation Oncology, and Society of Surgical Oncology Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology

Study: Wearing Surgical Masks in Public Could Help Slow Spreading of COVID-19

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:55h | UTC

Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks – Nature

Commentaries: Why wear face masks in public? Here’s what the research shows – The Conversation AND The new coronavirus might spread when people talk, but scientists say masks can help – The Telegraph AND Wearing surgical masks in public could help slow COVID-19 pandemic’s advance – University of Maryland

CDC Now Recommends Wearing Cloth Face Coverings in Public Settings

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:53h | UTC

Recommendation Regarding the Use of Cloth Face Coverings, Especially in Areas of Significant Community-Based Transmission – Centers – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Commentaries: The CDC Now Recommends Americans Wear Face Masks – Wired AND Everyone should wear face ‘masks’ in public, CDC now recommends – Live Science AND CDC Now Recommends Americans Consider Wearing Cloth Face Coverings In Public – NPR AND The CDC now recommends everyone use cloth masks in public – Vox AND The CDC is recommending that people wear face coverings or cloth masks if they go out in public – Business Insider

“CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies) especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.”