Latest COVID-19 Research & Evidence — 06/01/21

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Latest COVID-19 Research & Evidence — 06/01/21

 Research

 Title: Mortality in chronic kidney disease patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Description: The aim of this present study was to conduct a literature review and meta-analysis to understand the frequency of mortality among CKD patients infected with COVID-19.

Available from: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11255-020-02740-3.pdf

 

Title: Mortality in chronic kidney disease patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Description: The aim of this present study was to conduct a literature review and meta-analysis to understand the frequency of mortality among CKD patients infected with COVID-19.

Available from: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11255-020-02740-3.pdf

 

Title: Should COVID-19 Mother Breastfeed her Newborn Child?

Description: The purpose of this review is to examine the available evidence on the risks of transmission of infection fromCOVID-19 mothers to their newborns through breastfeeding.

Available from: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13668-020-00343-z.pdf

 

Guidance

 Title: BMJ Best Practice (last updated 21/12/20, and last updated 05/01/21).

Description: Point of care advice covering: COVID-19 theory, diagnosis, management, follow-up, and guidelines— as well as providing links to additional online resources.

Available from: https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/3000201/pdf/3000201...8COVID-19%29.pdf

 

Title: Therapeutics and COVID-19: living guideline

Description: Targeted at clinicians and health care decision-makers, this living guideline addresses the question: “What is the role of drugs in the treatment of patients with COVID-19?”

Available from: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstreams/1322973/retrieve

 

Expert Opinions

 Title: The challenges facing the NHS in England in 2021

Description: In this editorial, the author posits that an ambitious programme encompassing social care and health inequalities is needed in order to effectively respond to the current pandemic.

Available from: https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4973.full.pdf

 

Title: How denialism led Mexico’s disastrous pandemic control effort

Description: Despite having one of the world’s worst death tolls in the pandemic, Mexico’s government declined to lock down or expand test and trace operations. The result has been devastating for doctors and patients alike.

Available from: https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4952.full.pdf

 

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