Patient Safety & Quality
Meta-Analysis: Physical Distancing, Face Masks, and Eye Protection to Prevent Transmission of COVID-19
2 Jun, 2020 | 05:12h | UTCCommentaries: 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
ASCO Special Report: A Guide to Cancer Care Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2 Jun, 2020 | 04:57h | UTCNews Release: Special Report Provides Guidance to Oncology Practices on Resuming Cancer Care During COVID-19 Pandemic
Related: ESMO Guidelines: Cancer Patient Management During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Cohort Study: Mortality and Pulmonary Complications in Surgical Patients with Covid-19
1 Jun, 2020 | 04:02h | UTCCommentaries: Mitigating the risks of surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic – The Lancet AND COVID-19 patients who undergo surgery are at increased risk of postoperative death – University of Birmingham AND Clinicians must carefully balance risk of complications linked to SARS-CoV2 infection with risks of delaying surgery – The Lancet
Editorial: Shielding from Covid-19 Should be Stratified by Risk
29 May, 2020 | 03:34h | UTCShielding from covid-19 should be stratified by risk – The BMJ
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Postoperative Continuation of Antibiotic Prophylaxis Does Not Reduce the Incidence of Surgical Site Infections
29 May, 2020 | 03:09h | UTC
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
Assessment of Proficiency of N95 Mask Donning Among the General Public in Singapore
28 May, 2020 | 09:44h | UTCCommentaries: People Are Still Terrible at Correctly Using Medical-Grade Face Masks And Respirators – Science Alert AND Study Casts Doubt on N95 Masks for the Public – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Review: Minimizing SARS-CoV-2 Exposure When Performing Surgical Interventions
28 May, 2020 | 09:42h | UTC
“Is It Safe for Me to Go to Work?” Risk Stratification for Workers during the Covid-19 Pandemic
27 May, 2020 | 02:39h | 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”
Perspective: In Pandemic, Many Seeing Upsides to Telemedicine
26 May, 2020 | 09:52h | UTCPart I: In pandemic, many seeing upsides to telemedicine – CIDRAP
Part II: COVID-19 reveals telehealth barriers, solutions – CIDRAP
Detailed Report into a Nosocomial Outbreak of COVID-19 in a South African Hospital
26 May, 2020 | 09:38h | UTCOriginal Study: Report into a nosocomial outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at Netcare St. Augustine’s Hospital
Related Commentary on Twitter
A patient w/ #COVID19 comes to the emergency department. Then 125 hospital staff and patients get infected. 15 deaths.
A remarkable investigation at a South African hospital implicating stethoscopes, thermometers, BP cuffs https://t.co/DlL8C5cloc https://t.co/nwBBU6oyAv pic.twitter.com/tUODbB9MCN— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 25, 2020
Choosing Wisely in the COVID-19 Era: Preventing Harm to Healthcare Workers
22 May, 2020 | 04:58h | UTC
Opinion: Revisiting the No Visitors Policy
22 May, 2020 | 04:43h | UTCRevisiting the No Visitors Policy – CMAJ Blogs
“I follow the policy, as I must, but neither my heart nor my mind believe that the harm we aim to prevent with current no visitors edicts outweighs the harm we are causing.”
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
Rate of Diagnostic Errors and Related Harms for Major Vascular Events, Infections, and Cancers
21 May, 2020 | 09:14h | UTCCommentary: Misdiagnoses Common, With Permanent Disability, Death for Many – Medscape (free registration required)
Reducing the Risk of Diagnostic Error in the COVID-19 Era
20 May, 2020 | 09:57h | UTCReducing the Risk of Diagnostic Error in the COVID-19 Era – Journal of Hospital Medicine
Video: Personal Protective Equipment and Covid-19
20 May, 2020 | 09:55h | UTCPersonal Protective Equipment and Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine
Cardiac Surgery during the COVID‐19 Pandemic
19 May, 2020 | 04:17h | UTC
Resuming Elective Orthopedic Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic
19 May, 2020 | 04:15h | UTC
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
Study: Airborne Lifetime of Small Speech Droplets and their Potential Importance in SARS-CoV-2 Transmission
15 May, 2020 | 03:43h | UTCCommentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at speech-generated droplets and COVID-19 transmission – Science Media Centre AND Loud Talking Can Spread More than 1,000 Coronavirus Particles in the Air for 14 Minutes: Study – The Science Times AND Simply talking in confined spaces may be enough to spread the coronavirus, researchers say – USA Today AND Loud talking could leave coronavirus in the air for up to 14 minutes – MIT Technology Review