Latest COVID-19 Research & Evidence — 24/09/20

 

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Latest COVID-19 Research & Evidence — 24/09/20

 

Research

 

Title: Emergency department use during COVID-19 as described by syndromic surveillance

Description: This retrospective observational analysis of public health data aimed to describe changes in ED attendances during March–April 2020, and also identify the attendance types with the largest impact.

Available from: https://emj.bmj.com/content/emermed/early/2020/09/18/emermed-2020-209980.full.pdf

 

Title: Encephalopathy in COVID-19 patients; viral, parainfectious, or both?

Description: Here, the authors describe the clinical, laboratory and radiological features of 3 critically ill patients with COVID-19 who developed severe encephalopathy.

Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405650220...

 

Title: Association between mental illness and COVID-19 susceptibility and clinical outcomes in South Korea

Description: Evidence for the associations between mental illness and the likelihood of a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result and the clinical outcomes of COVID-19 is scarce. This was investigated using a data from a national register.

Available from: https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2215-0366%2820%2930421-1

 

Guidance

 

Title: Long COVID: How to define it and how to manage it

Description: The BMJ hosted an online webinar on the diagnosis, management, and prognosis of “long COVID”. There, an expert panel discussed its symptoms, course, and character and suggested strategies for managing it.

Available from: https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m3489

 

Title: A living WHO guideline on drugs for COVID-19

Description: This living guideline addresses the question: What is the role of drug interventions in the treatment and prevention of COVID-19?

Available from: https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/370/bmj.m3379.full.pdf

 

Expert Opinions

 

Title: What can we expect from first-generation COVID-19 vaccines?

Description: A first generation of COVID-19 vaccines is expected to gain approval as soon as the end of 2020 or early 2021. The author discusses what is currently known.

Available from: https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0140-6736%2820%2931976-0

 

Title: COVID-19 in children and young people

Description: “Children have a low risk of COVID-19 and are disproportionately harmed by precautions” - the authors posit, in this perspective piece.

Available from: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/early/2020/09/18/science.abd6165.full.pdf

 

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