Patient Safety & Quality
CDC Updated Guidance: “It is possible for people to be infected through contact with contaminated surfaces or objects, but the risk is generally considered to be low”
7 Apr, 2021 | 02:00h | UTCRelated: Catching COVID from surfaces is very unlikely. So perhaps we can ease up on the disinfecting – The Conversation AND Coronavirus is in the air — there’s too much focus on surfaces – Nature AND COVID-19 rarely spreads through surfaces. So why are we still deep cleaning? – Nature
Leadership Essentials for CHEST Medicine Professionals: Models, Attributes, and Styles
6 Apr, 2021 | 01:10h | UTCLeadership Essentials for CHEST Medicine Professionals: Models, Attributes, and Styles – CHEST
Commentary and Summary: Leadership 101 – Commitments, Character, Competencies – Journal Feed
CDC Report: Community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Associated with a Local Bar Opening Event
6 Apr, 2021 | 01:29h | UTCCommentaries: Illinois bar opening event linked to 46 Covid-19 cases, a school closure and hospitalization, CDC report says – CNN AND Bar opening linked to 29 COVID-19 diagnoses among staff and patrons, 17 more across the community affecting school, nursing home – Science Speaks: Global ID News AND 46 COVID-19 cases linked to one indoor bar event in rural Illinois: CDC – The Hill
Related: Why indoor spaces are still prime COVID hotspots – Nature
How your doctor describes your medical condition can encourage you to say ‘yes’ to surgery when there are other options
6 Apr, 2021 | 00:56h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
📢Just out in @JOSPT
Labels for rotator cuff disease influence management preferences
People told they had a rotator cuff tear had higher perceived need for shoulder surgery than those told they have bursitis
Thread below 👇@msk_health @MaryOKeeffe007https://t.co/sLkvYJ77at
— Joshua Zadro (@zadro_josh) April 1, 2021
Probable airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a poorly ventilated restaurant
6 Apr, 2021 | 01:27h | UTCRelated: Why indoor spaces are still prime COVID hotspots – Nature
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
📍AIRBORNE RESTAURANT TRANSMISSION—3 families—“No close contact or fomite contact identified, aside from back-to-back sitting—Airflow dynamics indicates the infection distribution is consistent with a spread of **long-range transmission of exhaled virus-laden aerosols**”. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/kapgqumWnV
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) April 5, 2021
Epidemiologic Evidence for Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during Church Singing
6 Apr, 2021 | 01:26h | UTCRelated: Why indoor spaces are still prime COVID hotspots – Nature
Commentary on Twitter
Pretty interesting report of #Covid19 transmission during church services in Australia. Infected choir member appears to have transmitted to up to 12 church goers, some seated more than 15 meters from the choir loft. No masks. Yes, likely airborne. https://t.co/w5CKMsaKp9 pic.twitter.com/Wmi6jxOPox
— Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 (@HelenBranswell) April 5, 2021
Cohort Study: Selected patients with Covid-19 can be safely discharged on home oxygen, with low mortality and readmission rates
5 Apr, 2021 | 01:52h | UTCVideo: Home Oxygen Instructions for Discharged Patients With COVID-19
Commentaries: Covid-19: Ambulatory Management with Home Oxygen Results in Low Mortality, Low Readmissions – Physician’s Weekly AND Mortality, readmission low with COVID-19 discharge on home oxygen – HealthDay
Commentaries on Twitter
Is “HOME O2” safe in #COVID19? @JAMANetworkOpen
N=621 #COVID Pts D/Ced on O2 instead of being kept in hosp. 20% BMI>30, 33% HTN/DM. Only 1.2% 30-d Mort rate & only 8.5% returned for hosp admission. Safe is done right!https://t.co/clZAzEqWwy#medtwitter #CriticalCare #Nurse pic.twitter.com/EInhCdcN6f— WesElyMD (@WesElyMD) April 3, 2021
Cohort study finds #COVID19 patients discharged with home oxygen from the LA safety net public hospital system using an innovative program had similar outcomes to patients not requiring home oxygen. @BradSpellberg @LACUSCMedCenter https://t.co/kZrxVKHB5F
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) April 1, 2021
Why indoor spaces are still prime COVID hotspots
31 Mar, 2021 | 03:35h | UTCWhy indoor spaces are still prime COVID hotspots – Nature
Point-Counterpoint | Should healthcare providers receive treatment priority during a pandemic?
30 Mar, 2021 | 03:23h | UTCIntroducing Point-Counterpoint Perspectives in the Journal of Hospital Medicine
Counterpoint: Prioritizing Healthcare Workers for Scarce Critical Care Resources Is Impractical and Unjust – Journal of Hospital Medicine
COVID-19, Personal Protective Equipment, and Human Performance
30 Mar, 2021 | 03:14h | UTCCOVID-19, Personal Protective Equipment, and Human Performance – Anesthesiology
Editorial | Remote by default general practice: must we, should we, dare we?
28 Mar, 2021 | 22:18h | UTC
https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1375408196303650818
Practice Pointer: Remote management of Covid-19 using home pulse oximetry and virtual ward support
26 Mar, 2021 | 09:05h | UTCRemote management of covid-19 using home pulse oximetry and virtual ward support – The BMJ
Related: Virtual clinics are reassuring but sometimes daunting – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1375110854094520322
Modeling study suggest patients should receive COVID-19 vaccine before surgery to reduce the risk of death
26 Mar, 2021 | 08:43h | UTCSee also: Infographic and Video
Commentary on Twitter
New from @CovidSurg–@GlobalSurg
🔸Vaccination significantly reduces death after elective surgery
🔸Fewer surgical patients need to be vaccinated than people in general population to save one life
▶️Prioritise elective surgery patients for vaccination
🆓https://t.co/iOUSixD6Cr pic.twitter.com/PTbOMoVPFl
— Dmitri Nepogodiev (@dnepo) March 25, 2021
RCT: Effect of clear vs. standard covered masks on communication with patients during surgical clinic encounters
25 Mar, 2021 | 08:31h | UTCCommentaries: Benefits of Clear Masks in Communication With Patients – JAMA Surgery AND New study shows impact of mask wearing on patient trust and perception of surgeons – University of North Carolina Health Care
Author interview: Clear vs Standard Covered Masks on Communication With Patients During Surgical Clinic Encounters
Commentary on Twitter
Surgeons who wore clear masks were perceived by patients to be better communicators, have more empathy, and elicit greater trust https://t.co/xmbbWqZaTL @IanKratzkeMD @muneerakapadia @UNCSurgery
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) March 12, 2021
WSES Position Paper: The management of surgical patients in the emergency setting during COVID-19 pandemic
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:39h | UTC
Study: More than half of antibiotics prescribed in US hospitals were not consistent with recommended prescribing practices
21 Mar, 2021 | 21:44h | UTCAssessment of the Appropriateness of Antimicrobial Use in US Hospitals
Commentary: New findings spur call to reduce improper antibiotic use in hospitals – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter
Newly published CDC data estimates that more than half of antibiotics prescribed in U.S. hospitals for selected prescribing events were not consistent with recommended prescribing practices. https://t.co/oZXNX26UiD pic.twitter.com/hUOrRxsPJG
— CDC Emerging Infections (@CDC_NCEZID) March 18, 2021
Guideline: SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, COVID‐19 and timing of elective surgery
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:33h | UTCSARS‐CoV‐2 infection, COVID‐19 and timing of elective surgery – Anaesthesia
Commentary on Twitter
Our research has underpinned key recommendations in new guidance on SARS-CoV-2 infection & elective surgery from @Assoc_Anaes & @RCoANews & @RCSnews.
This guideline can act as a template for policy makers in other countries!
🆓https://t.co/kKgJXFf0vd pic.twitter.com/mJRasJTJws
— COVIDSurg (@CovidSurg) March 20, 2021
4 ways radiology can reduce its climate change impact
18 Mar, 2021 | 08:49h | UTC4 Ways Radiology Can Reduce Its Climate Change Impact – Diagnostic Imaging
Original article: Radiology in Our Changing Climate: A Call to Action – Journal of the American College of Radiology ($)
Opinion | “’It’s a very special picture.’ Why vaccine safety experts put the brakes on AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine”
18 Mar, 2021 | 09:14h | UTC‘It’s a very special picture.’ Why vaccine safety experts put the brakes on AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine – Science (a few articles per month are free)
Related: Update on the safety of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca (statement and commentaries)
WHO Statement | The benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh its risks – vaccinations should continue
18 Mar, 2021 | 09:17h | UTCWHO statement on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safety signals – World Health Organization
Related: Update on the safety of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca (statement and commentaries)
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
At this time, WHO considers that the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh its risks and recommends that vaccinations continue.
Full statement on AstraZeneca #COVID19 vaccine safety signals:
👉 https://t.co/9J6MtxXWK8 pic.twitter.com/fWGzqbjMuE— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 17, 2021
Opinion | “The zero-risk mentality stifling Europe is now killing its people”
18 Mar, 2021 | 09:11h | UTCThe zero-risk mentality stifling Europe is now killing its people – The Sidney Morning Herald
Related: Update on the safety of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca (statement and commentaries)
Opinion | “Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine Safety: Reports of blood clots after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are very likely just background events.”
18 Mar, 2021 | 09:09h | UTCRelated: Update on the safety of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca (statement and commentaries) AND What is Going on With the AstraZeneca/Oxford Vaccine? – Science Translational Medicine
Why Opening Windows Is a Key to Reopening Schools
18 Mar, 2021 | 09:02h | UTCWhy Opening Windows Is a Key to Reopening Schools – The New York Times (free registration may be required)
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1372180956094865409
Study: Healthcare settings did not increase the risk for Covid-19 infection among health care workers in the US. Exposure outside the workplace was the strongest risk factor for SARSCoV2 seropositivity
14 Mar, 2021 | 20:41h | UTCCommentaries: Healthcare settings do not increase risk for Covid-19 infection spread – University of Maryland School of Medicine AND Did Healthcare Workers Catch Covid In Or Outside The Hospital? – MedicalResearch.com AND Community Covid-19 Risk Higher Than Workplace Risk for Health Care Personnel – Physician’s Weekly
Commentary on Twitter
Cross-sectional study finds #COVID19 exposure outside the workplace was the strongest risk factor for #SARSCoV2 seropositivity. No workplace factors were associated with seropositivity. @EmoryMedicine @UMMC @HopkinsMedicine @CDCgov https://t.co/DbdSxTEb8n
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) March 10, 2021
Comparison of palliative care delivery in the last year of life between adults with terminal noncancer illness or cancer
11 Mar, 2021 | 07:55h | UTCCommentary: People with dementia receive fewer palliative referrals than those with cancer: study – McNight’s
Commentary on Twitter
Cohort study finds differences in #PalliativeCare for cancer vs noncancer patients: Earlier initiation/Multiple settings/Shared care. Need to improve equitable access to care across all settings @CanadianHPCAssn @AAHPM @HQOntario @ICESOntario @SinaiHealth https://t.co/b7i4z8zokq
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) March 5, 2021