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Infective Endocarditis: A Contemporary Review

15 Apr, 2020 | 03:13h | UTC

Infective Endocarditis: A Contemporary Review – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

 

Review: Diagnostic Testing for SARS-CoV-2

14 Apr, 2020 | 03:06h | UTC

Diagnostic Testing for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome–Related Coronavirus-2: A Narrative Review – Annals of Internal Medicine

 

Review: Pharmacologic Treatments for COVID-19

14 Apr, 2020 | 03:05h | UTC

Pharmacologic Treatments for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Review – JAMA

 

Video: New York City Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

14 Apr, 2020 | 03:03h | UTC

New York City Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update – JAMA

 

Universal Screening for SARS-CoV-2 in Women Admitted for Delivery

14 Apr, 2020 | 03:02h | UTC

Universal Screening for SARS-CoV-2 in Women Admitted for Delivery – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentary: Universal Screening for SARS-CoV-2 at Delivery Could Identify Many Asymptomatic Women – NEJM Journal Watch

“29 of the 33 patients who were positive for SARS-CoV-2 at admission (87.9%) had no symptoms of Covid-19 at presentation”

 

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

 

Commentary on the New IDSA’s COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:49h | UTC

IDSA’s COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Highlight Difficulty of “Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There” – HIV and ID Observations Blog

See Original Guideline: Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients with COVID-19

 

Study Validates Loss of Smell and Taste as Symptoms of Covid-19

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:57h | UTC

Association of chemosensory dysfunction and Covid‐19 in patients presenting with influenza‐like symptoms – International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology

Commentary: Loss of smell and taste validated as COVID-19 symptoms in patients with high recovery rate – University of California

 

Face Masks Against COVID-19: An Evidence Review

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:52h | UTC

Face Masks Against COVID-19: An Evidence Review – Preprints

Related Analysis: Face Masks for the Public During the Covid-19 Crisis

 

Review: Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:55h | UTC

Management of inflammatory bowel disease patients in the COVID-19 pandemic era: a Brazilian tertiary referral center guidance – Clinics

Related: AGA Clinical Practice Update on Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Expert Commentary – Gastroenterology AND Management of Patients with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of an International Meeting – Gastroenterology

 

Richard Lehman’s Covid-19 Reviews

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:46h | UTC

Richard Lehman’s covid-19 reviews—13 April 2020 – The BMJ Opinion

“In this weekly round-up, Richard Lehman looks at a personal selection of articles of relevance to clinicians dealing with covid-19.”

 

WHO Scientific Brief: BCG vaccination and COVID-19

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:47h | UTC

Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination and COVID-19 – World Health Organization

Related Opinion: BCG Against Coronavirus: Less Hype and More Evidence, Please

“There is no evidence that the Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine (BCG) protects people against infection with COVID-19 virus.”

 

Effects of Public Health Interventions in the COVID-19 Outbreak in Wuhan, China

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:44h | UTC

Association of Public Health Interventions With the Epidemiology of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Wuhan, China – JAMA

Editorial: Public Health Interventions for COVID-19: Emerging Evidence and Implications for an Evolving Public Health Crisis

 

2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Built Environment Considerations to Reduce Transmission

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:44h | UTC

2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Built Environment Considerations To Reduce Transmission – mSystems

Commentaries: COVID-19 and the built environment – University of California AND Scientists Reveal 2 Easy Steps To Lower Spread Of Coronavirus In Your Workplace – Study Finds

 

Obstetric Anesthesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic:

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:42h | UTC

Obstetric Anesthesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Anesthesia & Analgesia

 

Systematic Review: Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes with COVID‐19

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:41h | UTC

Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes with COVID‐19: a systematic review of 108 pregnancies – Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

 

Consensus Statement: Designing Local Imaging Diagnostic Algorithms for the COVID-19 Pandemic

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:38h | UTC

A British Society of Thoracic Imaging statement: considerations in designing local imaging diagnostic algorithms for the COVID-19 pandemic – Clinical Radiology

 

IDSA Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients with COVID-19 Infection

13 Apr, 2020 | 00:27h | UTC

Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients with COVID-19 Infection

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

 

Compassionate Use of Remdesivir for Patients with Severe Covid-19

13 Apr, 2020 | 00:23h | UTC

Compassionate Use of Remdesivir for Patients with Severe Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentaries: PulmCrit – Eleven reasons the NEJM paper on remdesivir reveals nothing AND Expert reaction to a study about compassionate use of remdesivir for patients with severe COVID-19 – Science Media Centre AND What Do the New Remdesivir Data Mean? – Science Translational Medicine

 

Study: Neurologic Manifestations Common in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19

13 Apr, 2020 | 00:25h | UTC

Neurologic Manifestations of Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Wuhan, China – JAMA Neurology

Editorial: The Spectrum of Neurologic Disease in the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Pandemic Infection: Neurologists Move to the Frontlines

Commentaries: 40% of people with severe COVID-19 experience neurological complications – UPI AND AND Expert reaction to paper on neurological manifestations of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China – Science Media Centre

Related: Preparing a neurology department for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): Early experiences at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City – Neurology

 

Possible Algorithm to Empiric Anticoagulation in COVID-19 Based on D-Dimer

13 Apr, 2020 | 00:20h | UTC

D-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

 

Incidence of Thrombotic Complications in Critically ill ICU Patients with COVID-19

13 Apr, 2020 | 00:22h | UTC

Incidence of thrombotic complications in critically ill ICU patients with COVID-19 – Thrombosis Research

Related Observational Studies: Prevalence of venous thromboembolism in patients with severe novel coronavirus pneumonia – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis AND 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

 

Implementation Guide: Optimizing Medication Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic

13 Apr, 2020 | 00:18h | UTC

Optimizing Medication Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implementation Guide for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care – University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

 

Studies: Obesity Increases the Risk of Complications in Patients with Covid-19

13 Apr, 2020 | 00:14h | UTC

1 – High prevalence of obesity in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) requiring invasive mechanical ventilation – Obesity

2 – Obesity in patients younger than 60 years is a risk factor for Covid-19 hospital admission – Clinical Infectious Diseases AND Commentary: In New York, obesity appears to raise COVID-19 risk – CIDRAP

 

Mechanical Ventilators Adapted from BiPAP machines?

13 Apr, 2020 | 00:17h | UTC

See instructions and protocols developed by Mount Sinai Health System: Repurposing bi-level ventilators for use with intubated patients while minimizing risk to health care works during insufficient supply of conventional ventilation for patients with COVID-19

We want to learn more about this interesting initiative!

 

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