Thursday 30 April 2020

Worcestershire Health Libraries: Latest COVID-19 Research & Evidence — 30/04/20



Title: Large-Vessel Stroke as a Presenting Feature of Covid-19 in the Young
Description: The authors report on the clinical features of 5 patients under the age of 50 years who presented with cases of large-vessel stroke.
Title: Covid-19 and Kidney Transplantation
Description: The authors present  clinical features and outcomes of 36 adult kidney-transplant recipients who    tested positive for Covid-19.

Title: Recent progress and challenges in drug development against COVID-19 coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) - an     update on the status
Description:  An overview of COVID-19 origins, transmission, symptoms, epidemiology, and therapeutics.

Title: Critical care in adults—Updated 29/04/20
Description: The latest update to this guideline was the addition of an example to clarify the role of specialists on frailty assessment.
 

Title: Dialysis service delivery—Updated 28/04/20
Description: The latest update to this guideline is to the recommendation on developing plans to reduce the       demand on dialysis services during the pandemic.  


Title: What do we know so far about a vaccine?
Description: The author provides commentary on what is currently know about seven approved vaccine            candidates—as well as other relevant commentaries.

Title: What is happening to non-covid deaths?
Description: Concerns are being raised that one possible consequence of efforts to contain covid-19 could be an increase in deaths from other causes. The author discusses.


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