Mon March 30 – 10 Stories of The Day!
30 Mar, 2020 | 02:30h | UTC
2 – Management of Critically Ill Adults With COVID-19 – JAMA
Editorial: Toward Universal Deployable Guidelines for the Care of Patients With COVID-19
Original Guideline: Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Guidelines on the Management of Critically Ill Adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – Intensive Care Medicine AND Infographics: The Surviving Sepsis Campaign Rapid Guidelines on the Management of Critically Ill Adults with COVID-19
Related Summary: Surviving Sepsis Campaign: COVID-19 Recommendations – CanadiEm
Related Guideline: COVID-19 rapid guideline: critical care – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
3 – Treatment of 5 Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 With Convalescent Plasma – JAMA
Editorial: Convalescent Plasma to Treat COVID-19: Possibilities and Challenges
Commentaries: A new report raises hope that the blood of recovered patients can help treat severe coronavirus cases – Business Insider AND Plasma transfusion shows promise for COVID-19 treatment, says China study – UPI
See also: Investigational COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma – Emergency INDs – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
4 – COVID-19: Controversies on the Use of Face Masks
- Would everyone wearing face masks help us slow the pandemic? – Science
- Not wearing masks to protect against coronavirus is a ‘big mistake,’ top Chinese scientist says – Science
- More Americans Should Probably Wear Masks for Protection – The New York Times
- Experts say face masks can help slow COVID-19, despite previous claims – New York Post
- Coronavirus: Chinese scientist advises people in Europe, US to wear face masks in public – South China Morning Post
Related Guidance: WHO Recommendations on when and how to use masks – World Health Organization AND Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
5 – N95 Re-Use Instructions – SAGES
Related: Conserving Supply of Personal Protective Equipment—A Call for Ideas – JAMA AND N95 mask can be decontaminated without decreasing filtration efficiency – Stanford Medicine
Related Guidelines: HFSA/ACC/AHA Statement Addresses Concerns Re: Using RAAS Antagonists in COVID-19 – American College of Cardiology AND The Renal Association, UK position statement on COVID-19 and ACE Inhibitor/Angiotensin Receptor Blocker use AND Position Statement of the ESC Council on Hypertension on ACE-Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers – European Society of Cardiology
7 – A War on Two Fronts: Cancer Care in the Time of COVID-19 – Annals of Internal Medicine
Related Guidelines: COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of systemic anticancer treatments – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence AND Managing Cancer Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Agility and Collaboration Toward a Common Goal – Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
8 – Primary care & Coronavirus (COVID 19): key guidance, information and support – Medium
Related: Coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19): a guide for UK GPs – The BMJ AND Covid-19: a remote assessment in primary care
9 – Potential Effects of Coronaviruses on the Cardiovascular System: A Review – JAMA Cardiology
Editorial: Association of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) With Myocardial Injury and Mortality
Related Articles: Association of Cardiac Injury With Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China – JAMA Cardiology AND Cardiovascular Implications of Fatal Outcomes of Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – JAMA Cardiology
Commentary: A Heart Attack? No, It Was the Coronavirus – The New York Times
10 – Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Updates / 30 March 2020 Edition
30 March 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)