Latest COVID-19 Research & Evidence — 10/06/20

Research 

Title: Quality and safety in the time of Coronavirus: design better, learn faster

Description: This article sets out quality improvement and patient safety science, applying them in a selection of approaches, methods and tools, which may be useful in crisis situations such as the current pandemic.

Available from: https://watermark.silverchair.com/mzaa051.pdf... 

Title: In-hospital airway management of COVID-19 patients

Description: In this review, the authors describe a practical, stepwise protocol for safe in-hospital management of patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection.

Available from: https://ccforum.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s13054-020-03018-x

Title: Abrupt deterioration and pulmonary embolism in COVID-19: a case report

Description: A case is presented highlighting pulmonary embolism as an important complication of COVID-19 and the abruptness with which deterioration and widespread pulmonary infiltrates can develop.

Available from: https://www.rcpjournals.org/content/clinmedicine/early/2020/06/04...

Guidelines

Title: Remdesivir for treating hospitalised patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19

Description: This review aims to establish the clinical effectiveness, safety and cost effectiveness of remdesivir in adults, young people and children hospitalised with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.

Available from: https://www.nice.org.uk/advice/es27/

Title: Perioperative care of patients with hip and major fragility fractures during the COVID-19 pandemic

Description: This document provides principles, recommendations and comments on the care given to patients with hip fracture, but these can be extended to the care of patients with fragility fractures at other sites.

Available from: https://icmanaesthesiacovid-19.org/consensus-statement-on-perioperative... 

Expert Opinions

Title: Responding to COVID-19: What’s the Problem?

Description: This commentary argues that the coronavirus pandemic should be considered as a transdisciplinary societal challenge that requires coordinated systemic thinking and actions in the context of uncertainty.

Available from: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11524-020-00456-4.pdf

Title: Telemedicine will not keep us apart in COVID-19 pandemic

Description: The authors describe their experiences in a high-flux rheumatological centre. More specifically, how lessons learnt on telemedicine protocols will be implemented within their next clinical practice reorganisation.

Available from: https://ard.bmj.com/content/annrheumdis/early/2020/06/05...

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Latest COVID-19 Research & Evidence — 03/06/20

Research

Title: The term ‘physical distancing’ is recommended rather than ‘social distancing’ during the COVID-19          pandemic for reducing feelings of rejection among people with mental health problems

Description: The term ‘social distancing’ might have unintended detrimental effects. The authors discuss.

Available from: https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/...

Title: Characterization and clinical course of 1000 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 in New York

Description: Main outcome measures of this case series included patient demographics, presenting symptoms, comorbidities on presentation, hospital course, time to intubation, complications, mortality, and disposition.

Available from: https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/369/bmj.m1996.full.pdf

Title: Scope, quality, and inclusivity of clinical guidelines produced early in the COVID-19 pandemic

Description:  From the 42 studies reviewed — this rapid review concluded  that guidelines available early in the COVID-19  pandemic had methodological weaknesses and neglected vulnerable groups such as older people.

Available from: https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/369/bmj.m1936.full.pdf

Guidelines

Title: Smoking and COVID-19

Description: According to this scientific brief, available evidence suggests that smoking is associated with increased severity of disease and death in hospitalised COVID-19 patients.

Available from: https://www.who.int/publications-detail/smoking-and-covid-19

Title: Antivirals for COVID-19

Description: This rapid review addresses the clinical question: “Do treatments such as remdesivir or other anti-virals change patient outcomes in COVID-19 patients”?

Available from: https://gomainpro.ca/wp-content/uploads/tools-...

Expert Opinions

Title: Anosmia [loss of smell]: Five minutes with ENT consultant Claire Hopkins

Description: The ear, nose, and throat surgeon who sought to have anosmia recognised as a symptom of COVID-19 in the UK offers advice to doctors seeing patients.

Available from: https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/369/bmj.m2095.full.pdf

Title: The neurological impact of COVID-19

Description: In this editorial, the author briefly discusses the impact COVID-19 might have on therapeutic decision making and on the long-term management of patients with neurological disorders.

Available from: https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S1474-4422%2820%2930142-3

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