Patient Safety & Quality
Confronting the COVID-19 Surgery Crisis: Time for Transformational Change
7 May, 2020 | 09:11h | UTCCommentary: Transforming surgery in the aftermath of COVID-19 – Canadian Medical Association Journal
COVID-19: AMA Step-by-step Guide for Physicians Planning to Reopen Medical Practices
6 May, 2020 | 04:00h | UTCCOVID-19: A physician practice guide to reopening – American Medical Association
News Release: AMA launches physician guide for reopening medical practices
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
ESMO Guidelines: Cancer Patient Management During the Covid-19 Pandemic
5 May, 2020 | 04:41h | UTCCancer Patient Management During the Covid-19 Pandemic – European Society of Medical Oncology
Related: NCCN Guidance: How to Keep our Oncology Patients and Healthcare Workers Safe AND ASCO Recommendations for the Oncology Community During the COVID19 Pandemic AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of systemic anticancer treatments – NICE AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of radiotherapy – NICE AND Caring for patients with cancer in the COVID-19 era – Nature Medicine
AHA/ACC Guidance: Safe Reintroduction of Cardiovascular Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
5 May, 2020 | 04:22h | UTC
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
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
Aerodynamic Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in Two Wuhan Hospitals
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:36h | UTCAerodynamic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in two Wuhan hospitals – Nature
Commentary: SARS-CoV-2 Found in Aerosols in Hospital Staff Areas, Public Places – NEJM Journal Watch AND Coronavirus Lingers in Air of Crowded Spaces, New Study Finds – Bloomberg AND Expert reaction to a Nature paper presenting evidence for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the air – Science Media Centre
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
Transforming Operating Rooms into ICUs
26 Apr, 2020 | 21:34h | UTCTransforming ORs into ICUs – New England Journal of Medicine
Perspective: Opposing Discriminatory Approaches to the Allocation of Resources During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Health System Catastrophes
26 Apr, 2020 | 21:28h | UTCRelated Debate: Is it Wrong to Prioritize Younger Patients with Covid-19?
Perspective: Against Pandemic Research Exceptionalism
24 Apr, 2020 | 03:39h | UTCAgainst pandemic research exceptionalism – Science
“Crises are no excuse for lowering scientific standards.”
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.”
Debate: Is it Wrong to Prioritize Younger Patients with Covid-19?
24 Apr, 2020 | 03:30h | UTCIs it wrong to prioritise younger patients with covid-19? – The BMJ
Commentary: Should age be a prioritizing factor in deciding who gets treated for COVID-19? – News Medical
Perspective: In Defense of Evidence-Based Medicine for the Treatment of COVID-19 ARDS
24 Apr, 2020 | 03:36h | UTC
Opinion: A Call for Rational Intensive Care in the Era of COVID-19
23 Apr, 2020 | 09:34h | UTC
NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
22 Apr, 2020 | 09:02h | UTCNIH Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines – National Institutes of Health
News Release: Expert U.S. panel develops NIH treatment guidelines for COVID-19
Commentary: New U.S. Treatment Guidelines for Covid-19 Don’t See Much Progress – The New York Times
Anesthesia and COVID-19: Infection Control
22 Apr, 2020 | 08:42h | UTCAnaesthesia and COVID-19: infection control – British Journal of Anaesthesia
Guidance for Operative and Peri-Operative Care of Patients Infected by SARS-CoV-2
22 Apr, 2020 | 08:40h | UTC
Hospital Preparedness for COVID-19: A Practical Guide from a Critical Care Perspective
20 Apr, 2020 | 00:07h | UTC
The Pandemic’s Effects on Patients Without Covid-19
19 Apr, 2020 | 23:58h | UTC
CDC Guidance: Key Strategies to Prepare for COVID-19 in Long-term Care Facilities
17 Apr, 2020 | 02:18h | UTC
Estimating the Maximum Capacity of COVID-19 Cases Manageable per Day Given a Health Care System’s Constrained Resources
17 Apr, 2020 | 02:15h | UTC