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Perspective: For Seniors, COVID-19 Sets Off A Pandemic Of Despair
29 May, 2020 | 03:23h | UTCFor Seniors, COVID-19 Sets Off A Pandemic Of Despair – Kaiser Health News
WHO Interim Guidance: Clinical Management of COVID-19
28 May, 2020 | 10:02h | UTCClinical management of COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Face Coverings for the Public: Laying Straw Men to Rest, by Trisha Greenhalgh
28 May, 2020 | 09:57h | UTCFace coverings for the public: Laying straw men to rest – Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
Related: Face coverings for the lay public: an alternative view – CEBM Oxford AND Cloth Masks May Prevent Transmission of COVID-19: An Evidence-Based, Risk-Based Approach – Annals of Internal Medicine
Unusual in 2 ways
1. "I address charges that my coauthors and I had misapplied the precautionary principle; drawn conclusions that were not supported …"
2. Best review on the essentiality of masks, debunking the naysayers
Thanks @trishgreenhalgh 👏https://t.co/wZrep7BQ8U pic.twitter.com/n052R1RvsL— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 27, 2020
Perspective: Reducing Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
28 May, 2020 | 09:55h | UTCReducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 – Science
Study: No Evidence Blanket ‘Do-not-resuscitate’ Orders for COVID-19 Patients are Necessary
28 May, 2020 | 09:50h | UTC
CDC Updated Guidance: When You Can be Around Others After You Had or Likely Had COVID-19
27 May, 2020 | 02:37h | UTC“I think or know I had COVID-19, and I had symptoms.”
You can be with others after:
- 3 days with no fever AND
- Symptoms improved AND
- 10 days since symptoms first appeared”
Opinion: Calling Health Care Workers ‘Heroes’ Harms all of Us
22 May, 2020 | 04:41h | UTCCalling health care workers ‘heroes’ harms all of us – STAT
Systematic Review: Early Warning Scores for Detecting Deterioration in Adult Hospital Patients
22 May, 2020 | 04:34h | UTC
Video: Personal Protective Equipment and Covid-19
20 May, 2020 | 09:55h | UTCPersonal Protective Equipment and Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine
Decline in Child Vaccination Coverage During the COVID-19 Pandemic
19 May, 2020 | 04:26h | UTCCommentaries: More evidence US childhood vaccinations are dropping amid coronavirus pandemic – CNN AND Michigan reports a sharp drop in child vaccinations after the CDC warned missed shots could lead to a measles resurgence across the US – Business Insider
Randomized Trial: Graduated Compression Stockings in Elective Surgical Patients
18 May, 2020 | 01:41h | UTCCommentaries: Graduated compression stockings on trial – The BMJ Opinion AND Compression stockings might not be needed to prevent blood clots after surgery – The British Medical Journal
AGS Position Statement: Resource Allocation Strategies and Age‐Related Considerations in the COVID‐19 Era
7 May, 2020 | 09:24h | UTCNews Release: Position statement addresses difficult issue: allocating scare resources in COVID-19 era – American Geriatrics Society
“Age should never be used as a means for categorically excluding someone from what is ordinarily the standard of care, nor should age “cut-offs” be used in allocation strategies.”
Epidemiology of and Risk Factors for Coronavirus Infection in Health Care Workers
7 May, 2020 | 09:07h | UTC
Reducing Risks from Coronavirus Transmission in the Home—The Role of Viral Load
7 May, 2020 | 09:01h | UTCReducing risks from coronavirus transmission in the home—the role of viral load – The BMJ
Commentaries: Can we do more to protect people at home when a family member has coronavirus? – University of Bristol AND Coronavirus: Exposure to higher ‘viral load’ when infected could make victims more severely ill – Yahoo News
Meta-Analysis: Psychological Effects of Emerging Virus Outbreaks on Healthcare Workers
6 May, 2020 | 03:47h | UTCEditorial: Covid-19: adverse mental health outcomes for healthcare workers
Systematic Review: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Surgical Wounds Healing by Primary Closure
5 May, 2020 | 03:33h | UTCNegative pressure wound therapy for surgical wounds healing by primary closure – Cochrane Library
Summary: Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical wounds healing by primary closure – Cochrane Library
Consensus Document: Restarting Planned Surgery in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
3 May, 2020 | 22:43h | UTCRelated: New Scoring System to Prioritize Medically Necessary Operations (report and commentary)
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Prevalence of Harmful Diagnostic Errors in Hospitalized Adults
3 May, 2020 | 21:45h | UTCPrevalence of harmful diagnostic errors in hospitalised adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis – BMJ Quality & Safety (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (via @brhospitalist)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Systematic review of 22 UK studies found that 14 common diagnoses, including malignancy and pulmonary embolism, accounted for more than half of missed or delayed diagnoses in hospital patients. @BMJ_Qual_Saf https://t.co/1JypG7idlJ pic.twitter.com/YxKeiZr5x0
— AHRQ (@AHRQNews) May 1, 2020
New CDC Guidance: Care for Breastfeeding Women with Covid-19
1 May, 2020 | 03:53h | UTCCare for Breastfeeding Women – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
We Need to Flatten the ‘Other’ Coronavirus Curve, Our Looming Mental Health Crisis
1 May, 2020 | 02:45h | UTCRelated: Health Care Workers Seek to Flatten COVID-19’s ‘Second Curve’—Their Rising Mental Anguish
General Guidelines in the Management of an Obstetrical Patient on the Labor and Delivery Unit during the COVID-19 Pandemic
30 Apr, 2020 | 04:07h | UTC
IDSA Guidelines on Infection Prevention in Patients with Suspected or Known COVID-19
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:47h | UTC
Study: COVID-19 and Risks Posed to Personnel During Endotracheal Intubation
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:40h | UTCEditorial: COVID-19 and Risks Posed to Personnel During Endotracheal Intubation – JAMA
Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Transmission in a Skilled Nursing Facility
26 Apr, 2020 | 21:31h | UTC
Health Care Workers Seek to Flatten COVID-19’s ‘Second Curve’—Their Rising Mental Anguish
24 Apr, 2020 | 03:42h | UTCHealth care workers seek to flatten COVID-19’s ‘second curve’—their rising mental anguish – Science
Related: Understanding and Addressing Sources of Anxiety Among Health Care Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA AND Mental health outcomes among front and second line health workers associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. – medRxiv AND Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019 – JAMA Network Open
“there’s a second curve we’re going to have to flatten: the mental health consequences of the pandemic.”