Guidelines & Reports

Endocrinology in the Time of COVID-19: Management of Adrenal Insufficiency

22 Apr, 2020 | 08:52h | UTC

Endocrinology in the time of COVID-19: Management of adrenal insufficiency – European Journal of Endocrinology

 

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WHO Guideline on Use of Ferritin to Assess Iron Status in Individuals and Populations

22 Apr, 2020 | 08:38h | UTC

WHO guideline on use of ferritin concentrations to assess iron status in individuals and populations – World Health Organization

News Release: WHO guidance helps detect iron deficiency and protect brain development

 

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Guidance for Operative and Peri-Operative Care of Patients Infected by SARS-CoV-2

22 Apr, 2020 | 08:40h | UTC

Surgical Infection Society Guidance for Operative and Peri-Operative Care of Adult Patients Infected by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) – Surgical Infections

 

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ACC Consensus Statement: Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction During the COVID-19 Pandemic

21 Apr, 2020 | 08:17h | UTC

Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Journal of the American Academy of Cardiology

Commentaries: ACC, SCAI, ACEP Release Consensus Statement on Management of AMI Patients During COVID-19 – American College of Cardiology

 

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AAP Policy Statement: Providing Care for Infants Born at Home

21 Apr, 2020 | 07:58h | UTC

Providing Care for Infants Born at Home – Pediatrics

News Release: AAP does not recommend home births, but offers guidance – American Academy of Pediatrics

Commentary: AAP policy statement provides recommendations for newborn care during planned home births – 2 Minute Medicine

 

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ATS Guideline: Diagnosis and Detection of Sarcoidosis

21 Apr, 2020 | 08:00h | UTC

Diagnosis and Detection of Sarcoidosis. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

News Release: First official ATS practice guidelines for Sarcoidosis cover diagnosis and detection – American Thoracic Society

 

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WHO Advisory Body Releases Malaria Eradication Report

21 Apr, 2020 | 07:56h | UTC

Malaria eradication: benefits, future scenarios & feasibility – World Health Organization

News Release: WHO advisory body releases malaria eradication report

 

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Hospital Preparedness for COVID-19: A Practical Guide from a Critical Care Perspective

20 Apr, 2020 | 00:07h | UTC

Hospital Preparedness for COVID-19: A Practical Guide from a Critical Care Perspective – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

 

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CDC Guidance: Key Strategies to Prepare for COVID-19 in Long-term Care Facilities

17 Apr, 2020 | 02:18h | UTC

Key Strategies to Prepare for COVID-19 in Long-term Care Facilities (LTCFs) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

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Caring for Patients with Cancer in the COVID-19 Era

17 Apr, 2020 | 02:07h | UTC

Caring for patients with cancer in the COVID-19 era – Nature Medicine

Commentary: Caring for cancer patients in the COVID-19 era – Netherlands Cancer Institute

Related: NCCN Guidance: How to Keep our Oncology Patients and Healthcare Workers Safe AND ASCO Recommendations for the Oncology Community During the COVID19 Pandemic AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of systemic anticancer treatments – NICE AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of radiotherapy – NICE

 

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Consensus Statement: Advice for Hepatology and Liver Transplant Providers During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

17 Apr, 2020 | 02:04h | UTC

Clinical Best Practice Advice for Hepatology and Liver Transplant Providers During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: AASLD Expert Panel Consensus Statement – Hepatology

 

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German Recommendations for Critically Ill Patients with COVID 19

17 Apr, 2020 | 02:02h | UTC

German recommendations for critically ill patients with COVID‑19 – Medizinische Klinik – Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin

 

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Evidence Based Management Guideline for the COVID-19 Pandemic

16 Apr, 2020 | 02:48h | UTC

Evidence Based Management Guideline for the COVID-19 Pandemic – Review article – International Journal of Surgery

 

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ASCO Recommendations for the Oncology Community During the COVID19 Pandemic

16 Apr, 2020 | 02:41h | UTC

Ethics and Resource Scarcity: ASCO Recommendations for the Oncology Community During the COVID19 Pandemic – American Society of Medical Oncology

Commentary: ASCO Releases New Guidance on Allocation of Limited Resources in the Oncology Community During COVID-19 Pandemic – The ASCO Post

 

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Global Guidance for Surgical Care During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

16 Apr, 2020 | 02:37h | UTC

Global guidance for surgical care during the COVID‐19 pandemic – British Journal of Surgery

Related: New Scoring System to Prioritize Medically Necessary Operations

 

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Consensus Guidelines: Pediatric Airway Management in COVID-19 Patients

16 Apr, 2020 | 02:35h | UTC

Pediatric Airway Management in COVID-19 patients – Consensus Guidelines from the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia’s Pediatric Difficult Intubation Collaborative and the Canadian Pediatric Anesthesia Society – Anesthesia & Analgesia

 

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Guideline: Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Appendicitis

16 Apr, 2020 | 02:32h | UTC

Diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis: 2020 update of the WSES Jerusalem guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery

 

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NCCN Guideline: Breast Cancer

16 Apr, 2020 | 02:31h | UTC

Breast Cancer, Version 3.2020, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology – Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

 

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Guidelines for the Management of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer

16 Apr, 2020 | 02:28h | UTC

Guidelines for the management of hereditary colorectal cancer from the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG)/Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI)/United Kingdom Cancer Genetics Group (UKCGG) – Gut

 

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New ATS Guideline: Pharmacologic Management of COPD

15 Apr, 2020 | 03:49h | UTC

Pharmacologic Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline

Commentary: New COPD Guidelines Issued – NEJM Journal Watch

 

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New Scoring System to Prioritize Medically Necessary Operations

15 Apr, 2020 | 03:40h | UTC

Medically-Necessary, Time-Sensitive Procedures: A Scoring System to Ethically and Efficiently Manage Resource Scarcity and Provider Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Journal of the American College of Surgeons

News Release: Scoring system empowers surgery departments to prioritize medically necessary operations – American College of Surgeons

 

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Implementation Guide: Triage of Scarce Critical Care Resources in COVID-19

15 Apr, 2020 | 03:23h | UTC

Triage of scarce critical care resources in COVID-19: an implementation guide for regional allocation. An expert panel report of the Task Force for Mass Critical Care and the American College of Chest Physicians – CHEST

 

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COVID-19 Clinical Guidance for Patients with Rheumatic Diseases

15 Apr, 2020 | 03:21h | UTC

COVID-19 Clinical Guidance for Patients with Rheumatic Diseases – American College of Rheumatology

 

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ACOG Practice Advisory on Covid-19 and Obstetric Care

15 Apr, 2020 | 03:15h | UTC

Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

See also: 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)

Commentary: COVID-19 Obstetric Practice Recommendations from ACOG – NEJM Journal Watch

Related Review: 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

 

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Ethics in the Time of Coronavirus: Recommendations in the COVID-19 Pandemic

14 Apr, 2020 | 03:00h | UTC

Ethics in the Time of Coronavirus: Recommendations in the COVID-19 Pandemic – Journal of the American College of Surgeons

 

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