Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Consensus Guidelines for Managing the Airway in Patients with COVID‐19
1 Apr, 2020 | 05:49h | UTCConsensus guidelines for managing the airway in patients with COVID‐19 – Anaesthesia
Related Guidelines:
- Guidance: COVID-19 Airway Management Principles – Intensive Care Society; The Faculty of Intensive Care Management; Association of Anaesthetists; and Royal College of Anaesthetists AND Summary: COVID-19 Airway Management Principles
- Consensus statement: Safe Airway Society principles of airway management and tracheal intubation specific to the COVID-19 adult patient group – Medical Journal of Australia
‘Panic Prescribing’ Untested Coronavirus Treatments
1 Apr, 2020 | 05:51h | UTC- ‘Panic Prescribing’ Untested Coronavirus Treatments: A Danger To Patients Today and Tomorrow – Health Affairs
- We shouldn’t rush to use an unproven malaria drug to treat the coronavirus – STAT
- See also: Twitter Thread on the Latest Study Testing Hydroxychloroquine, by Lucas Morin
COVID-19 in Older Adults: Key Points for Emergency Department Providers
1 Apr, 2020 | 05:46h | UTCCommentary: 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
U.S. Prevalence of Underlying Health Conditions Among Patients with COVID-19
1 Apr, 2020 | 05:45h | UTCCommentaries: 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
COVID-19–associated Acute Hemorrhagic Necrotizing Encephalopathy: CT and MRI Features
1 Apr, 2020 | 05:40h | UTCCOVID-19–associated Acute Hemorrhagic Necrotizing Encephalopathy: CT and MRI Features – Radiology
Expert Consensus: Management of Severe Emergent Cardiovascular Diseases during the COVID-19 Epidemic
31 Mar, 2020 | 04:57h | UTC
COVID-19: Risks Related to the Use of Hydroxychloroquine
31 Mar, 2020 | 04:48h | UTC- Ventricular Arrhythmia Risk Due to Hydroxychloroquine-Azithromycin Treatment For COVID-19 – American College of Cardiology
- A Rush to Judgment? Rapid Reporting and Dissemination of Results and Its Consequences Regarding the Use of Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 – Annals of Internal Medicine
[Preprint] COVID-19: Hydroxychloroquine Beneficial in Small Trial
31 Mar, 2020 | 04:51h | UTC
Ethical Considerations in the Allocation of Critical Care Resources When Capacity is Overwhelmed
31 Mar, 2020 | 04:37h | UTC
Review: Oral Step-Down Therapy for the Treatment of Infective Endocarditis
31 Mar, 2020 | 04:33h | UTCEvaluation of a Paradigm Shift From Intravenous Antibiotics to Oral Step-Down Therapy for the Treatment of Infective Endocarditis: A Narrative Review – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Evaluation of the Shift From Intravenous Antibiotics to Oral Step-Down Therapy for Infective Endocarditis (free)
JAMA Guideline Synopsis: Management of Critically Ill Adults With COVID-19
30 Mar, 2020 | 02:17h | UTCManagement of Critically Ill Adults With COVID-19 – JAMA
Editorial: Toward Universal Deployable Guidelines for the Care of Patients With COVID-19
Original Guideline: Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Guidelines on the Management of Critically Ill Adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – Intensive Care Medicine
Related Summary: Surviving Sepsis Campaign: COVID-19 Recommendations – CanadiEm
Related Guideline: COVID-19 rapid guideline: critical care – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
NICE Guideline: Venous Thromboembolic Diseases
30 Mar, 2020 | 02:27h | UTC
Treatment of 5 Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 With Convalescent Plasma
30 Mar, 2020 | 02:12h | UTCTreatment of 5 Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 With Convalescent Plasma – JAMA
Editorial: Convalescent Plasma to Treat COVID-19: Possibilities and Challenges
Commentaries: A new report raises hope that the blood of recovered patients can help treat severe coronavirus cases – Business Insider AND Plasma transfusion shows promise for COVID-19 treatment, says China study – UPI
See also: Investigational COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma – Emergency INDs – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
N95 Re-Use Instructions
30 Mar, 2020 | 02:06h | UTCN95 Re-Use Instructions – SAGES
Related: Conserving Supply of Personal Protective Equipment—A Call for Ideas – JAMA AND N95 mask can be decontaminated without decreasing filtration efficiency – Stanford Medicine
COVID-19: Controversies on the Use of Face Masks
30 Mar, 2020 | 02:10h | UTC- Would everyone wearing face masks help us slow the pandemic? – Science
- Not wearing masks to protect against coronavirus is a ‘big mistake,’ top Chinese scientist says – Science
- More Americans Should Probably Wear Masks for Protection – The New York Times
- Experts say face masks can help slow COVID-19, despite previous claims – New York Post
- Coronavirus: Chinese scientist advises people in Europe, US to wear face masks in public – South China Morning Post
Related Guidance: WHO Recommendations on when and how to use masks – World Health Organization AND Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Primary Care & Coronavirus (COVID 19): Key Guidance, Information and Support
30 Mar, 2020 | 01:45h | UTCPrimary care & Coronavirus (COVID 19): key guidance, information and support – Medium
Related: Coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19): a guide for UK GPs – The BMJ AND Covid-19: a remote assessment in primary care – The BMJ
Related Commentary on Twitter
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A War on Two Fronts: Cancer Care in the Time of COVID-19
30 Mar, 2020 | 01:51h | UTCA War on Two Fronts: Cancer Care in the Time of COVID-19 – Annals of Internal Medicine
Related Guidelines: COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of systemic anticancer treatments – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence AND Managing Cancer Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Agility and Collaboration Toward a Common Goal – Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Video: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Fairly Rationing ICU Care
30 Mar, 2020 | 01:30h | UTCCoronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Fairly Rationing ICU Care – JAMA
The Importance of Addressing Advance Care Planning and Decisions About Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders During Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)
30 Mar, 2020 | 01:33h | UTC
Review: Potential Effects of Coronaviruses on the Cardiovascular System
30 Mar, 2020 | 01:41h | UTCPotential Effects of Coronaviruses on the Cardiovascular System: A Review – JAMA Cardiology
Editorial: Association of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) With Myocardial Injury and Mortality
Related Articles: Association of Cardiac Injury With Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China – JAMA Cardiology AND Cardiovascular Implications of Fatal Outcomes of Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – JAMA Cardiology
Commentary: A Heart Attack? No, It Was the Coronavirus – The New York Times
Must-see Video! Perspectives on the Pandemic with Dr. John Ioannidis
27 Mar, 2020 | 04:03h | UTCPerspectives on the Pandemic with Dr. John Ioannidis
Related Article: Editorial by John P.A. Ioannidis: COVID-19: The Harms of Exaggerated Information and Non‐evidence‐based Measures (free study and commentaries)
Analysis: Managing Mental Health Challenges Faced by Healthcare Workers During Covid-19 Pandemic
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:55h | UTCManaging mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic – The BMJ
Related Study: Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019 – JAMA Network Open AND Commentary: Survey Finds COVID-19 Takes Heavy Psychological Toll on Health Care Workers – Psychiatric News Alert
BCCDC Position Statement on Unproven Therapies for COVID-19
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:48h | UTCRecommendation: Unproven Therapies for COVID-19 | March 24, 2020 – BC Centre for Disease Control
RSNA Expert Consensus Statement on Reporting Chest CT Findings Related to COVID-19
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:52h | UTCSee also: COVID-19: Updates for Radiologists