Latest COVID-19 Research & Evidence - 03/09/20

 

 

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 Latest COVID-19 Research & Evidence — 03/09/20

 

Research

 

Title: Outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection in liver transplant recipients: an international registry study

Description: Patients with liver transplants might be at increased risk of adverse outcomes from COVID-19 because of coexisting comorbidities and use of immunosuppressants. The clinical outcomes in these patients were assessed.

Available from: https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2468-1253%2820%2930271-5

 

Title: Prevalence of stress, anxiety, depression among the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic

Description: The aim of this study was to analyse the existing research works and findings in relation to the prevalence of stress, anxiety and depression in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Available from: https://globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12992-020-00589-w

 

Title: Severity of COVID‐19 In Pregnancy: A Review of Current Evidence

Description: The goal of this review was to provide an overview on the clinical course of COVID‐19 in pregnancy. The authors also briefly summarised considerations in management of severe COVID‐19 in pregnancy.

Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aji.13332

 

Guidance

 

Title: COVID-19 diagnosis and management—Latest BMJ Best Practice practical guidance

Description: Areas covered include theory, diagnosis, management, and follow-up. Additional resources are also provided for further reading.

Available from: https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/3000168

 

 

Title: Airway guidance for the endemic phase of COVID-19

Description: It is now apparent that SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 will remain endemic for some time. Here, the authors consider effects of various factors on airway management in anaesthetic practice.

Available from: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e6613a1dc75b...cAirway.pdf

 

Expert Opinions

 

Title: COVID-19: re-opening universities is high risk

Description: Over a third of US colleges and universities fully reopened in August. With students about to return to universities in the UK, the author discusses what can we learn from the US experience.

Available from: https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/370/bmj.m3365.full.pdf

 

Title: What COVID-19 can mean for people with hemophilia beyond the infection risk

Description: The long-term consequences of the pandemic on patients with hemophilia are not well known. This special report aimed to show what COVID-19 could mean for this population—beyond the risk of infection.

Available from: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/17474086.2020.1818066?needAccess=true

 

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