Guidelines & Reports
COVID-19: Thrombosis, Coagulopathy and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
6 Apr, 2020 | 01:42h | UTCGuidelines: 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
Observational Studies: Anticoagulant treatment is associated with decreased mortality in severe coronavirus disease 2019 patients with coagulopathy – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis AND Abnormal Coagulation parameters are associated with poor prognosis in patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (free PDF)
Q & A: COVID-19 and Coagulopathy: Frequently Asked Questions – American Society of Hematology
COVID-19 Pandemic and Cardiac Imaging
6 Apr, 2020 | 01:35h | UTC
Temporary Emergency Guidance to US Stroke Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:20h | UTCNews Release: Interim guidance issued on stroke care during COVID-19 pandemic – American Heart Association
EASL Position Paper: Care of Patients with Liver Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:16h | UTCCare of patients with liver disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: EASL-ESCMID Position Paper – European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) AND News Release: Patients with advanced liver disease and transplant recipients require specific care during COVID-19 – European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL)
Interim Guidance for Healthcare Providers Caring for Pediatric Patients to Reduce COVID-19 transmission
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:18h | UTCNews Release: Interim guidance for pediatric resuscitation care to reduce COVID-19 transmission – American Heart Association
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
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
ASCO Guideline: Systemic Therapy for Melanoma
3 Apr, 2020 | 03:57h | UTCSystemic Therapy for Melanoma: ASCO Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology
CDC Guidance: Decontamination and Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators
2 Apr, 2020 | 04:24h | UTC
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
ACC/AHA Guidance for Cardiac Electrophysiology During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
2 Apr, 2020 | 04:02h | UTC
AGA Recommendations for Gastrointestinal Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2 Apr, 2020 | 04:01h | UTCNews Release: AGA issues formal recommendations for PPE during gastrointestinal procedures
New WHO Guide to Help Countries Expand Access to Essential Medicines
2 Apr, 2020 | 03:59h | UTCSelection of essential medicines at country level – World Health Organization
News Release: New WHO Guide to help countries expand access to essential medicines – World Health Organization
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
Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction During the COVID-19 Outbreak
1 Apr, 2020 | 05:48h | UTC
Expert Consensus: Management of Severe Emergent Cardiovascular Diseases during the COVID-19 Epidemic
31 Mar, 2020 | 04:57h | UTC
Report: Estimating the Number of Infections and the Impact of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions on COVID-19 in 11 European Countries
31 Mar, 2020 | 04:55h | UTCReport 13: Estimating the number of infections and the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 in 11 European countries – Imperial College London
See also: Summary
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
New Report: The Global Impact of COVID-19 and Strategies for Mitigation and Suppression
27 Mar, 2020 | 04:10h | UTCSee also: Summary
Commentaries: Coronavirus: ‘Act early to save more than 30 million lives’ – BBC AND Study sees ‘severe and acute’ emergency for world in coronavirus pandemic – Reuters
Related Commentary on Twitter
UPDATE: #CoronaVirus Global Burden
➡️38.7 million deaths can be prevented when acting early
➡️#COVID19 pandemic likely to overwhelm already over-stretched health systems
➡️Rapid adoption of testing, case isolation & social distancing necessary🔰Report https://t.co/nQIOfwkM7O pic.twitter.com/p36reWTgSx
— Jameel Institute (@Imperial_Jameel) March 26, 2020
IHME Report: US Hospitals Could Be Overwhelmed in the Second Week of April by Demand for ICU Beds, and US Deaths Could Total 81,000 by July
27 Mar, 2020 | 04:05h | UTCPreprint: Forecasting COVID-19 impact on hospital bed-days, ICU-days, ventilator days and deaths by US state in the next 4 months (PDF)
Commentaries: A new report warns that the coronavirus pandemic will overwhelm US hospitals and kill 81,000 people by July – Business Insider AND Coronavirus could kill 81,000 in U.S., subside in June – Washington University analysis – Reuters
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