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In-hospital Airway Management of COVID-19 Patients

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:31h | UTC

In-hospital airway management of COVID-19 patients -Critical Care

 

Evidence Review: Extended Use or Re-use of Single-use Surgical Masks and Filtering Facepiece Respirators

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:33h | UTC

Extended use or re-use of single-use surgical masks and filtering facepiece respirators: A rapid evidence review – CEBM Oxford

 

Study: Bystander CPR Benefits Outweigh the Risks of COVID-19 Infection

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:30h | UTC

News Release: Bystander CPR benefits outweigh the risks of COVID-19 infection – American Heart Association

Original Study: Prevalence of COVID-19 in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Implications for Bystander CPR – Circulation

 

What Helps Older People Take Their Medication Correctly?

8 Jun, 2020 | 04:22h | UTC

What helps older people take their medication correctly? – Evidently Cochrane

Original Review: Interventions for improving medication‐taking ability and adherence in older adults prescribed multiple medications – Cochrane Library

 

CDC Study: COVID-19 Pandemic Reduced Emergency Department Visits by 42%

4 Jun, 2020 | 04:58h | UTC

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Department Visits — United States, January 1, 2019–May 30, 2020

Commentaries: ER visits for non-Covid emergencies have dropped 42% during the pandemic, CDC says – CNN AND E.R. Visits Drop Sharply During Pandemic – The New York Times

 

Studies Estimate Covid-19 Infection Risk in Health Care Workers

3 Jun, 2020 | 03:57h | UTC

Study 1: Prevalence and Clinical Presentation of Health Care Workers With Symptoms of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in 2 Dutch Hospitals During an Early Phase of the Pandemic – JAMA Network Open

Study 2: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) Infection Among Health Care Workers and Implications for Prevention Measures in a Tertiary Hospital in Wuhan, China – JAMA Network Open

Editorial: Estimating Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection Risk in Health Care Workers – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: Patterns of COVID-19 in Health Professionals Offers Clues for Disease Control – TCTMD

 

Meta-Analysis: Physical Distancing, Face Masks, and Eye Protection to Prevent Transmission of COVID-19

2 Jun, 2020 | 05:12h | UTC

Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet

Commentaries: Most comprehensive study to date provides evidence on optimal physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent spread of COVID-19 – The Lancet AND Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection for prevention of COVID-19 – The Lancet AND Medical Workers Should Use Respirator Masks, Not Surgical Masks – The New York Times AND Expert reaction to review of optimal physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent spread of COVID-19 – Science Media Centre AND Evidence supports physical distancing, masks, and eye protection to help prevent COVID-19 – McMaster University AND Social distancing and masks reduce risk of getting Covid-19, review finds – CNN

 

Perspective: For Seniors, COVID-19 Sets Off A Pandemic Of Despair

29 May, 2020 | 03:23h | UTC

For 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 | UTC

Clinical 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 | UTC

Face 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

 

https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1265640531016552449

 

Perspective: Reducing Transmission of SARS-CoV-2

28 May, 2020 | 09:55h | UTC

Reducing 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

No evidence blanket ‘do-not-resuscitate’ orders for COVID-19 patients are necessary – American Heart Association

Original Study: Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest In Critically Ill Patients: Implications For Covid-19 Outbreak? – Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

 

CDC Updated Guidance: When You Can be Around Others After You Had or Likely Had COVID-19

27 May, 2020 | 02:37h | UTC

When You Can be Around Others After You Had or Likely Had COVID-19 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

“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 | UTC

Calling 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

Early warning scores for detecting deterioration in adult hospital patients: systematic review and critical appraisal of methodology – The BMJ

 

Video: Personal Protective Equipment and Covid-19

20 May, 2020 | 09:55h | UTC

Personal 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 | UTC

Decline in Child Vaccination Coverage During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Michigan Care Improvement Registry, May 2016–May 2020 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Commentaries: 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 | UTC

Graduated compression stockings as adjuvant to pharmaco-thromboprophylaxis in elective surgical patients (GAPS study): randomised controlled trial – The BMJ

Commentaries: 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 | UTC

AGS Position Statement: Resource Allocation Strategies and Age‐Related Considerations in the COVID‐19 Era and Beyond – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

News 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

Epidemiology of and Risk Factors for Coronavirus Infection in Health Care Workers: A Living Rapid Review – Annals of Internal Medicine

 

Reducing Risks from Coronavirus Transmission in the Home—The Role of Viral Load

7 May, 2020 | 09:01h | UTC

Reducing 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 | UTC

Occurrence, prevention, and management of the psychological effects of emerging virus outbreaks on healthcare workers: rapid review and meta-analysis – The BMJ

Editorial: 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 | UTC

Negative 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 | UTC

Restarting planned surgery in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: A strategy document from the Royal College of Anaesthetists, Association of Anaesthetists, Intensive Care Society and Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine

Related: 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 | UTC

Prevalence of harmful diagnostic errors in hospitalised adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis – BMJ Quality & Safety (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (via @brhospitalist)

 

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