Critical Care & Emergencies (all articles)
Guide to Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19 Patients
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:02h | UTCComplete GUIDE to Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Patients – POCUS 101
Related: Proposal for international standardization of the use of lung ultrasound for COVID‐19 patients; a simple, quantitative, reproducible method – Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine AND Findings of lung ultrasonography of novel corona virus pneumonia during the 2019–2020 epidemic – Intensive Care Medicine AND Can Lung US Help Critical Care Clinicians in the Early Diagnosis of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pneumonia? – Radiology AND Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound findings in novel coronavirus disease-19 pnemoniae: a case report and potential applications during COVID-19 outbreak – European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences AND ACEP Guideline on COVID-19: Ultrasound Machine and Transducer Cleaning
How Hospitals Can Protect Frontline Healthcare Workers From COVID-19
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:04h | UTCHow Hospitals Can Protect Frontline Healthcare Workers From COVID-19 – Medium
Related Commentary on Twitter
It's not just the missing masks in hospitals. Here's some lessons learned from countries that suffered the 1st wave of #COVID19 to protect the #healthcare workforcehttps://t.co/u6rSX8dlEw@realSharonZhou @RoseLikeTheFlwr @ronlivs @AndrewYNg pic.twitter.com/173iJYtWEi
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 2, 2020
UK Guidance on Infection Prevention and Control for COVID-19
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:11h | UTCCOVID-19: infection prevention and control – Public Health England
Guidance: Allocation of Scarce Critical Care Resources During a Public Health Emergency
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:00h | UTCAllocation of Scarce Critical Care Resources During a Public Health Emergency – University of Pittsburg
Commentary: A system to allocate scarce ventilators and ICU beds gains traction for not counting any group out – STAT
Update on Treatment of Clostridioides Difficile Infection
3 Apr, 2020 | 03:53h | UTCUpdate on Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infection – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
CDC Guidance: Decontamination and Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators
2 Apr, 2020 | 04:24h | UTC
Video: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Critical Care Management
2 Apr, 2020 | 04:20h | UTCCoronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Critical Care Management – JAMA
Use of Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Every Clinician Should Know
2 Apr, 2020 | 04:21h | UTC
Virological Assessment of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-2019
2 Apr, 2020 | 04:14h | UTCVirological assessment of hospitalized patients with COVID-2019 – Nature
Commentaries: People with coronavirus may be most infectious in the first week of symptoms – MIT Technology Review AND Expert reaction to paper on ‘shedding’ of SARS-CoV-2 virus in 9 patients with COVID-19 – Science Media Centre
Audio Interview: Lessons from Covid-19 Hotspots
2 Apr, 2020 | 04:08h | UTCAudio 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 | UTCUniversal Masking in Hospitals in the Covid-19 Era – New England Journal of Medicine
COVID-19: Ethical Guidance Published for Frontline Staff Dealing with Pandemic
2 Apr, 2020 | 04:11h | UTCEthical guidance published for frontline staff dealing with pandemic – Royal College of Physicians
Related: An Ethicist on How to Make Impossible Decisions – The Atlantic
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Urgent vs. Early Endoscopy for Acute Upper GI Bleeding
2 Apr, 2020 | 03:58h | UTCTiming 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- Everyone Thinks They’re Right About Masks – The Atlantic
- COMMENTARY: Masks-for-all for COVID-19 not based on sound data – CIDRAP
- You Still Probably Don’t Need A Mask For COVID-19 – Medium
- Everything you need to know about making your own face mask – Vox
- All Israelis must wear face-masks in public as virus precaution: Netanyahu – Reuters
- C.D.C. Weighs Advising Everyone to Wear a Mask – The New York Times
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Efficacy of Levetiracetam, Fosphenytoin, and Valproate for Established Status Epilepticus by Age Group
2 Apr, 2020 | 03:54h | UTCEfficacy 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
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW—Children, adults & older adults with established status epilepticus respond similarly to levetiracetam, fosphenytoin, & valproate, with treatment success in approximately half of patients: finding from ESETT, double-blind, responsive-adaptive, RCT https://t.co/zpjNdvMIGS pic.twitter.com/NecwRfGR23
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) March 25, 2020
Pandemic Palliative Care: Beyond Ventilators and Saving Lives
1 Apr, 2020 | 05:55h | UTCPandemic 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 | 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