Wed April 01 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Pandemic palliative care: beyond ventilators and saving lives – Canadian Medical Association Journal

Commentary: A COVID-19 palliative care pandemic plan: An essential tool – Canadian Medical Association Journal

Related: The Importance of Addressing Advance Care Planning and Decisions About Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders During Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) – JAMA AND Covid-19: The role of palliative care had to be adapted to manage this “ultra-emergency” – The BMJ Opinion AND COVID-19: decision making and palliative care – Swiss Medical Weekly AND COVID-19 pandemic: palliative care for elderly and frail patients at home and in residential and nursing homes – Swiss Medical Weekly AND End-of-life care in the Emergency Department for the patient imminently dying of a highly transmissible acute respiratory infection (such as COVID-19) – Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

2 – More Opinions on the Use of Facemasks by the Population

Article: COVID-19 epidemic: disentangling the re-emerging controversy about medical facemasks from an epidemiological perspective – International Journal of Epidemiology

Perspectives: CDC considering recommending general public wear face coverings in public – The Washington Post AND Wear a face mask if you feel it’s necessary, but know it won’t necessarily help – The Globe and Mail AND It’s Time to Face Facts, America: Masks Work – Wired AND Should We All Be Wearing Masks In Public? Health Experts Revisit The Question – NPR AND Should I Make My Own Mask? – The New York Times

3 – ‘Panic Prescribing’ Untested Coronavirus Treatments:

• ‘Panic Prescribing’ Untested Coronavirus Treatments: A Danger To Patients Today and Tomorrow – Health Affairs
• We shouldn’t rush to use an unproven malaria drug to treat the coronavirus – STAT
• See also: Twitter Thread on the Latest Study Testing Hydroxychloroquine, by Lucas Morin

4 – Consensus guidelines for managing the airway in patients with COVID‐19 – Anaesthesia

Related Guidelines:

• Guidance: COVID-19 Airway Management Principles – Intensive Care Society; The Faculty of Intensive Care Management; Association of Anaesthetists; and Royal College of Anaesthetists AND Summary: COVID-19 Airway Management Principles 
• Consensus statement: Safe Airway Society principles of airway management and tracheal intubation specific to the COVID-19 adult patient group – Medical Journal of Australia 

5 – Recommendations from the Peking Union Medical College Hospital for the management of acute myocardial infarction during the COVID-19 outbreak – European Heart Journal

Related: CSC Expert Consensus on Principles of Clinical Management of Patients with Severe Emergent Cardiovascular Diseases during the COVID-19 Epidemic – Circulation

6 – COVID-19 in Older Adults: Key Points for Emergency Department Providers – Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine

Commentary: Caring for seniors during COVID-19 pandemic – Regenstrief Institute

7 – Preliminary Estimates of the Prevalence of Selected Underlying Health Conditions Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 — United States, February 12–March 28, 2020 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Commentaries: More than 70% of Americans hospitalized with COVID-19 had at least 1 underlying health condition, the CDC says — here’s the breakdown – Business Insider AND People With Underlying Health Conditions Are At Risk Of More Severe COVID-19, Says New CDC Report – Forbes AND Who’s Sickest From COVID-19? These Conditions Tied To Increased Risk – NPR

8 – Characteristics of Ocular Findings of Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Hubei Province, China – JAMA Ophthalmology

Invited Commentary: Humans, Viruses, and the Eye—An Early Report From the COVID-19 Front Line – JAMA Ophthalmology

See also: Perspectives on Coronavirus Disease 2019 Control Measures for Ophthalmology Clinics Based on a Singapore Center Experience – JAMA Ophthalmology

9 – Safety Recommendations for Evaluation and Surgery of the Head and Neck During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery

Author Interview: Safety Recommendations for Evaluation and Surgery of the Head and Neck During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Related: Surgical Considerations for Tracheostomy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned From the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Outbreak – JAMA Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery

10 – Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Updates / 01 April 2020 Edition

01 April 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)