Guidelines & Reports
Interim Guidance for COVID-19 and Persons with HIV
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:33h | UTCInterim Guidance for COVID-19 and Persons with HIV – AIDSinfo
ESMO Guideline: Cancer-related Fatigue
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:34h | UTCCommentary: ESMO updates cancer-related fatigue recommendations – Medicine Matters (free)
WHO Guidance: Maintaining a Safe and Adequate Blood Supply During the Pandemic Outbreak of COVID-19
26 Mar, 2020 | 02:08h | UTC
New WHO Recommendations to Prevent Tuberculosis
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:55h | UTCNews Release: New WHO recommendations to prevent tuberculosis aim to save millions of lives – World Health Organization (free)
See also: Handbook (free)
Commentaries: Don’t forget chronic lung and immune conditions during covid-19, says WHO – The BMJ (free) AND As COVID-19 rages, WHO calls for more efforts to prevent TB – CIDRAP (free)
AHA: Interim Guidance to Reduce COVID-19 Transmission During Resuscitation Care
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:47h | UTCInterim Guidance for Healthcare Providers during COVID-19 Outbreak – American Heart Association (free PDF)
News Release: Interim guidance to reduce COVID-19 transmission during resuscitation care – American Heart Association (free)
See also: COVID-19: Updates for Cardiologists
Report: N95 Mask Decontamination
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:18h | UTCReport: N95 mask can be decontaminated without decreasing filtration efficiency – Stanford Medicine
“Stanford: N95 masks can be decontaminated without decreasing filtration efficiency using 70C heat for 30 min. Alcohol and bleach should not be used.” (via @CMichaelGibson see Tweet)
FDA Recommendations for Conserving Medical Supplies
24 Mar, 2020 | 11:23h | UTC- Ventilator Supply Mitigation Strategies: Letter to Health Care Providers – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
- Medical Glove Conservation Strategies: Letter to Health Care Providers – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
- Surgical Mask and Gown Conservation Strategies – Letter to Healthcare Providers – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
See also: Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Guidelines on the Management of Critically Ill Adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019
23 Mar, 2020 | 01:37h | UTCInfographics: The Surviving Sepsis Campaign Rapid Guidelines on the Management of Critically Ill Adults with COVID-19 (free)
See also: COVID-19: Updates for Critical Care and Emergency Physicians (free resources)
NICE COVID-19 Rapid Guideline: Critical Care
23 Mar, 2020 | 01:32h | UTCCOVID-19 rapid guideline: critical care – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
See also: COVID-19: Updates for Critical Care and Emergency Physicians (free resources)
NICE COVID-19 Rapid Guideline: Delivery of Systemic Anticancer Treatments
23 Mar, 2020 | 01:24h | UTCSee also: COVID-19: Updates for Oncologists & Hematologists (free resources)
NICE COVID-19 Rapid Guideline: Dialysis Service Delivery
23 Mar, 2020 | 01:30h | UTCSee also: COVID-19: Updates for Nephrologists (free resources)
CDC Guidance: Preparing Long-term Care Facilities and Nursing Homes for COVID-19
24 Mar, 2020 | 11:28h | UTCRelated Guideline: Infection Prevention and Control guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization (PDF)
Related Article: COVID-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility — King County, Washington, February 27–March 9, 2020 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Related Perspective: The Coronavirus’s Rampage Through a Suburban Nursing – The New York Times
Infection Prevention and Control guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities in the context of COVID-19
23 Mar, 2020 | 01:34h | UTCRelated Study: COVID-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility — King County, Washington, February 27–March 9, 2020 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (free)
“Introduction of COVID-19 into a long-term residential care facility in Washington resulted in cases among 81 residents, 34 staff members, and 14 visitors; 23 persons died” (from CDC)
IDSA Statement: COVID-19 Prioritization of Diagnostic Testing
20 Mar, 2020 | 11:01h | UTCCOVID-19 Prioritization of Diagnostic Testing – Infectious Diseases Society of America (free PDF)
Summary: IDSA Statement On COVID-19 Testing Recommendations – Infectious Diseases Society of America (free)
Treatment of Patients with Late-Stage Colorectal Cancer: ASCO Resource-Stratified Guideline
23 Mar, 2020 | 00:50h | UTCCommentary: ASCO Releases Resource-Stratified Guideline on the Treatment of Late-Stage Colorectal Cancer – ASCO Daily News (free)
Consensus Guideline: Therapeutic Monitoring of Vancomycin for Serious Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infections
20 Mar, 2020 | 11:07h | UTC
CDC Guideline: Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks
20 Mar, 2020 | 11:03h | UTCStrategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
Report: 2020 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures
18 Mar, 2020 | 09:54h | UTC2020 Alzheimer’s disease facts and figures – Alzheimer’s & Dementia (free)
Report: Impact of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions to Reduce COVID19 Mortality and Healthcare Demand
18 Mar, 2020 | 09:53h | UTCSummary: Report 9 – Imperial College London (free)
Commentaries: US, UK coronavirus strategies shifted following UK epidemiologists’ ominous report – CNN (free) AND New Analysis Suggests Months Of Social Distancing May Be Needed To Stop Virus – NPR (free)
“…in an unmitigated epidemic, we would predict approximately 510,000 deaths in GB and 2.2 million in the US, not accounting for the potential negative effects of health systems being overwhelmed on mortality.”
KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline for Vascular Access
18 Mar, 2020 | 09:56h | UTC
Radiology Department Preparedness for COVID-19: Radiology Scientific Expert Panel
17 Mar, 2020 | 08:47h | UTCRadiology Department Preparedness for COVID-19: Radiology Scientific Expert Panel – Radiology (free)
Commentary: Experts stress radiology preparedness for COVID-19 – Radiology Society of North America (free)
Interim Guidance: Clinical Management of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection When Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) Infection is Suspected
16 Mar, 2020 | 08:01h | UTCRelated: Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infections: Practical Considerations and Management Strategy for Intensivists (free studies and reviews)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Updated #COVID19 clinical guidance covers:
🔹Early case recognition
🔹Guidance for care of children, pregnant women, adults & older people
🔹Managing cases
🔹Infection prevention & control
🔹Sample collection & an update on investigational therapeutics
👉https://t.co/ZVaiu2C19V pic.twitter.com/yyOzIbtbEO— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 15, 2020
WHO Guidance: Mental Health and Psychosocial Considerations During COVID-19 Outbreak
16 Mar, 2020 | 07:57h | UTCMental Health and Psychosocial Considerations During COVID-19 Outbreak – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Related: The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence – The Lancet (free) AND Behavioural scientists form new front in battle against coronavirus – The Guardian (free)
“Minimize watching, reading or listening to news that causes you to feel anxious or distressed; seek information only from trusted sources and mainly to take practical steps to prepare your plans and protect yourself and loved ones.”
Guidance: COVID-19 Airway Management Principles
16 Mar, 2020 | 07:47h | UTCCOVID-19 Airway Management Principles – Intensive Care Society; The Faculty of Intensive Care Management; Association of Anaesthetists; and Royal College of Anaesthetists (free)
Summary: COVID-19 Airway management principles (free PDF)
When Guidelines Recommend Shared Decision-making
16 Mar, 2020 | 07:45h | UTCWhen Guidelines Recommend Shared Decision-making – JAMA (free)
Author Interview: When Guidelines Recommend Shared Decision-making (free audio)