Latest COVID-19 Research & Evidence — 09/12/20

 

Worcestershire Health Libraries: 

Latest COVID-19 Research & Evidence — 09/12/20

 

Research

 

Title: Retrospective Analysis of Asymptomatic COVID‐19 Patients Presenting to [the] Emergency Department

Description:  In this study, the authors aimed to investigate the clinical and demographic characteristics of asymptomatic COVID‐19 cases incidentally diagnosed at the emergency department.

Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ijcp.13913

 

Title: Contamination of inert surfaces by SARS-CoV-2: Persistence, stability and infectivity.

Description:  Although person-to-person close contact  and small aerosol respiratory droplets are the main methods of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, indirect transmission of the virus cannot be discarded: A review.

Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar...1-s2.0-S0013935120314560-main.pdf

 

Title: Evidence of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in cats and dogs from households in Italy

Description: Here, the authors report on a large-scale study to assess SARS-CoV-2 infection in 919 companion animals living in northern Italy, sampled at a time of frequent human infection.

Available from: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20097-0.pdf

 

Guidance

 

Title: Inpatient Hyperglycemia Management and COVID-19

Description: Diabetes is one of the most common comorbidities in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.  This review presents recommendations for the management of hyperglycemia in critical and non-critical settings.

Available from: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13300-020-00966-z.pdf

 

Title: BMJ COVID-19 guidance (updated daily)

Description: COVID-19 point of care guidance covering: theory, diagnosis, management, follow-up, as well as additional resources (e.g. guidelines and patient leaflets).

Available from: https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/3000201

 

Expert Opinions

 

Title: Could Slovakia’s mass testing programme work in England?

Description: In a recent assessment of G7 countries, the UK was second worst in the cumulative number of deaths in relation to population. Here, the authors discuss what is happening in Slovakia—and what the UK could learn.

Available from: https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2020/12/...ting-programme-work-in-england/

 

Title: Coronavirus vaccine? Join the queue

Description: In order for vaccine supply to cope with demand, nations, and expert organisations must select which groups will first be immunised. This editorial gives an overview of some of the considerations made.

Available from: https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2213-8587%2820%2930409-5

 

For additional support with accessing the publications above, visit www.wkp.nhs.uk

 

Latest COVID-19 Research & Evidence — 02/12/20

 

Worcestershire Health Libraries: 

Latest COVID-19 Research & Evidence — 02/12/20

 

Title: Cerebrospinal fluid features in COVID-19 patients with neurologic manifestations: correlation with brain MRI findings in 58 patients

Description: Clinical, laboratory, and brain MRI data were retrospectively collected and analyzed.

Available from: https://academic.oup...rticle-pdf/doi/10.1093/infdis/jiaa745/34584834/jiaa745.pdf

 

Title: Predictors of laboratory-positive COVID-19 in children and teenagers

Description:  Data from 1849 individuals were analyzed. COVID-19 was confirmed in 15.9% of patients, and factors predicting a positive test result were evaluated through prevalence odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals.

Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article...s2.0-S0033350620304546-main.pdf

 

Title: COVID-19 in solid organ transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of current literature

Description:  Two hundred and fifteen studies were included for systematic review and 60 for meta-analysis. Pooled incidence of symptoms, treatments and outcomes were then assessed.

Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii...S0955470X20300616-main.pdf

 

Guidance

 

Title: How to screen and diagnose deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in patients hospitalized for or suspected of COVID-19 infection, outside the intensive care units

Description: Use of doppler ultrasonography (DUS) in the screening and diagnosis of DVT in COVID-19 patients.

Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/artic...-s2.0-S2542451320303382-main.pdf

 

Title: Telemedicine and telemonitoring for a variety of conditions (multiple reviews)

Description: Existing research and recent rapid reviews on the use of telemedicine, including telemonitoring—which might provide useful information for policy makers.

Available from: https://evidenceaid.org/resource/telemedicine-and-telemonitoring-f...-reviews/

 

Expert Opinions

 

Title: Vaccinating the UK against COVID-19

Description: ‘Primary care should be at the heart of the UK’scovid-19 vaccination strategy. Although primary care can facilitate the vaccination process, it needs extra support to do it fast, safely, and effectively’.

Available from: https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/371/bmj.m4654.full.pdf

 

Title: Glucose or Insulin, Which Is the Culprit in Patients with COVID-19 and Diabetes?

Description: Here, the author discusses findings from a study suggesting that insulin therapy may actually promote fatality in patients with COVID-19 and diabetes.

Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/...0-S1550413120306483-main.pdf

 

For additional support with accessing the publications above, visit www.wkp.nhs.uk