Guidelines & Reports
Consensus Statement: Designing Local Imaging Diagnostic Algorithms for the COVID-19 Pandemic
14 Apr, 2020 | 02:38h | UTC
AHA Statement: Management of Stable Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
14 Apr, 2020 | 02:33h | UTCNews Release: People with type 2 diabetes and heart disease may benefit from newer therapies – American Heart Association
IDSA Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients with COVID-19 Infection
13 Apr, 2020 | 00:27h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW: IDSA Guidelines on the Treatment & Management of Patients with COVID-19 Infection. These evidence-based rapid guidelines, updated in real-time, will address pressing clinical questions related to caring for patients w/ COVID-19: https://t.co/mvi9Paa8Xv #COVID19Guidelines pic.twitter.com/NKbYAbO21J
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) April 11, 2020
Possible Algorithm to Empiric Anticoagulation in COVID-19 Based on D-Dimer
13 Apr, 2020 | 00:20h | UTCD-dimer cutoffs to predict thrombosis in COVID-19 – PulmCrit
Note: this link is not an endorsement of the algorithm.
Related Guidance: Practical guidance for the prevention of thrombosis and management of coagulopathy and disseminated intravascular coagulation of patients infected with COVID-19 – Thrombosis UK AND ISTH interim guidance on recognition and management of coagulopathy – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Implementation Guide: Optimizing Medication Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic
13 Apr, 2020 | 00:18h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
Task force recommendations about managing meds in post-acute and long-term care during COVID-19. https://t.co/yoU76suVYo
Summary of recommendations in thread below:
— Mike Steinman (@MikeSteinman) April 10, 2020
Updated Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Clinicians
13 Apr, 2020 | 00:02h | UTCUpdated guidance on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for clinicians – Intensive Care Society
Related: Clinical guidance for intensive care and anesthetics AND COVID-19: guidance for health professionals – GOV.UK
NICE Publishes new COVID-19 Guidelines on Cystic Fibrosis, COPD and Dermatological Conditions
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:22h | UTCSee New COVID-19 Rapid Guidelines: Community-based care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) AND Cystic fibrosis AND Dermatological conditions treated with drugs affecting the immune response
See Other COVID-19 Rapid Guidelines: Severe asthma AND Managing suspected or confirmed pneumonia in adults in the community AND Rheumatological autoimmune, inflammatory and metabolic bone disorders AND Managing symptoms (including at the end of life) in the community AND Critical care in adults AND Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation AND Dialysis service delivery AND Delivery of radiotherapy AND Delivery of systemic anticancer treatments
New CDC Guidance for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to COVID-19
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:15h | UTCCommentary: White House Announces New Guidance For How Critical Employees Can Return To Work – NPR
AHA Interim Guidance for Basic and Advanced Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:20h | UTCNews Release: Interim CPR guidelines address challenges of providing resuscitation during COVID-19 pandemic – American Heart Association
Related Commentary on Twitter
The AHA, with several other health care organizations, has compiled interim guidance to help rescuers treat victims of cardiac arrest with suspected or confirmed #COVID19. Healthcare workers are the highest risk group for contracting COVID-19. Learn more: https://t.co/0HFeIJGoSS pic.twitter.com/EE4KxaM9BC
— AHA Science (@AHAScience) April 9, 2020
Consensus Recommendations: Caring for Patients with Pain During the COVID-19 Pandemic
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:13h | UTCCaring for patients with pain during the COVID-19 pandemic: Consensus recommendations from an international expert panel – Anaesthesia
NCCN Guidance: How to Keep our Oncology Patients and Healthcare Workers Safe
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:17h | UTCNews Release: JNCCN: Improving COVID-19 safety for cancer patients and healthcare providers – National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Clinical Practice Guideline: Ménière’s Disease
10 Apr, 2020 | 02:45h | UTCClinical Practice Guideline: Ménière’s Disease – Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline: Ménière’s Disease – Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
News Release: Ménière’s disease: New clinical practice guideline – American Academy of Otolaryngology
AHA Guidance: Caution Recommended on COVID-19 Treatment with Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:45h | UTCCommentaries: Medical groups urge caution when using hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin to treat COVID-19 patients with CVD – Cardiovascular Business AND AHA, ACC, HRS Caution Use of COVID-19 Therapies Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin in Cardiac Patients – DAIC
WHO Advice on the Use of Masks in the Context of COVID-19
8 Apr, 2020 | 01:33h | UTCAdvice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Commentary: Expert reaction to new WHO advice on use of facemasks in the context of COVID-19 – Science Media Centre
WHO Report: State of the World’s Nursing Report – 2020
8 Apr, 2020 | 01:30h | UTCState of the World’s Nursing Report – 2020 – World Health Organization
Commentary: Six Million More Nurses Needed Ensure Health for All by 2030, Says New WHO Report – Health Policy Watch AND WHO and partners call for urgent investment in nurses – International Council of Nurses
Editorial: The status of nursing and midwifery in the world – The Lancet
RSNA Statement: The Role of Chest Imaging in Patient Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic
8 Apr, 2020 | 01:20h | UTC
New EULAR Recommendations for the Management of Lupus Nephritis
8 Apr, 2020 | 01:16h | UTCCommentary: EULAR, ERA–EDTA issue guidelines for managing lupus nephritis – Medicine Matters
Related Guidelines: Consensus of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology for the diagnosis, management and treatment of lupus nephritis (free) AND 2019 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (free) AND 2019 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus (free) AND Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by the Mexican College of Rheumatology (free) AND The British Society for Rheumatology guideline for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults (free) AND First Latin American clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (free) AND Canadian Rheumatology Association Recommendations for the Assessment and Monitoring of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (free PDF)
Related Reviews: Update on Lupus Nephritis – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free) AND Immunosuppressive Treatment for Proliferative Lupus Nephritis – Cochrane Library (free) AND Induction and Maintenance Immunosuppression Treatment of Proliferative Lupus Nephritis: A Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials. – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
AAP Guideline: Management of Infants Born to Mothers with COVID-19
7 Apr, 2020 | 04:37h | UTCManagement of Infants Born to Mothers with COVID-19 – American Academy of Pediatrics
News Release: AAP issues guidance on infants born to mothers with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 – American Academy of Pediatrics
COVID‐19: ATS Interim Guidance on Management Pending Empirical Evidence
7 Apr, 2020 | 04:39h | UTCCommentary: ATS publishes new guidance on COVID-19 management – American Thoracic Society
Guidelines for Managing the Airway in Children with COVID-19
7 Apr, 2020 | 04:28h | UTCConsensus guidelines for managing the airway in children with COVID-19 – Intensive Care Society
Global Interim Guidance on COVID‐19 During Pregnancy and Puerperium
7 Apr, 2020 | 04:13h | UTC
NICE Publishes new COVID-19 Guidelines
6 Apr, 2020 | 01:57h | UTC- News Release: NICE publishes new COVID-19 guidelines on severe asthma, pneumonia, rheumatological disorders and symptom management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- COVID-19 rapid guideline: severe asthma
- COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing suspected or confirmed pneumonia in adults in the community
- COVID-19 rapid guideline: rheumatological autoimmune, inflammatory and metabolic bone disorders
- COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing symptoms (including at the end of life) in the community
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
CDC Now Recommends Wearing Cloth Face Coverings in Public Settings
6 Apr, 2020 | 01:53h | UTCCommentaries: 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.”
CDC Guideline: Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19
6 Apr, 2020 | 01:51h | UTCCommentary: What’s the Best Material for a Mask? – The New York Times