Browsing by Subject "Pandemics"
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COVID‐19 in Seattle—Early lessons learned
(2020-03-25)The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has rapidly evolved and now dominates the attention and full efforts of the emergency medicine community, both domestic and abroad. Seattle is the site of the initial diagnosed ... -
The covid‐19 pandemic, personal protective equipment, and respirator: a narrative review
(2020-06-08)The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has touched almost every continent. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is the final line of protection of healthcare workers (HCW). There is variation as well as controversy ... -
Creating a Palliative Care Inpatient Response Plan for COVID19 – The UW Medicine Experience
(2020-03-24)[Abstract]. Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic is stressing healthcare systems throughout the world. Significant numbers of patients are being admitted to the hospital with severe illness, often in the setting of advanced ... -
Curbing the AI-induced enthusiasm in diagnosing COVID-19 on chest X-Rays: the present and the near-future
(2020-05-01)In the current context of COVID-19 pandemic, a rapid and accessible screening tool based on image processing of chest X-rays (CXRs) using machine learning (ML) approaches would be much needed. Initially, we intended to ... -
Directly Acting Antivirals for COVID-19: Where Do We Stand?
(2020-08-05)The outbreak of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in Wuhan, China in December 2019 has now become a pandemic with no approved therapeutic agent. At the moment, the genomic structure, characteristics, and pathogenic mechanisms ... -
Disruptions during a pandemic: Gaps identified and lessons learned
(2020-06-04)Global disruptions caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) affects all walks of life, and dentistry and dental education are no exceptions. Dental education uniquely blends didactic courses and hands‐on clinical ... -
Effect of Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine, and Azithromycin on the Corrected QT Interval in Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection
(2020-04-29)Background: The novel SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) is responsible for the global coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Small studies have shown a potential benefit of chloroquine/hydroxychlor ... -
Effects of COVID-19 home confinement on physical activity and eating behaviour Preliminary results of the ECLB-COVID19 international online-survey
(2020-05-08)Abstract Background Public health recommendations and governmental measures during the COVID-19 pandemic have enforced numerous restrictions on daily living including social distancing, isolation and home confinement. While ... -
Evidence Based Management Guideline for the COVID-19 Pandemic - Review article
(2020-04-11)COVID-19 has now been declared a pandemic. To date, COVID-19 has affected over 944,181 people worldwide, resulting in over 47,312 reported deaths. Numerous preventative strategies and non-pharmaceutical interventions have ... -
Evidence from Cochrane systematic reviews for controlling the dissemination of COVID-19 infection. A narrative review
(2020-07)BACKGROUND: COVID-19 infection has high transmissibility and several measures have been adopted for controlling its dissemination. OBJECTIVE: To identify and summarize the evidence from Cochrane systematic reviews (SRs) ... -
Evidence-Based, Cost-Effective Interventions To Suppress The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review
(2020-06-15)Background: In an unparalleled global response, during the COVID-19 pandemic, 90 countries asked 3.9 billion people to stay home. Yet some countries avoided lockdowns and focused on other strategies, like contact tracing ... -
Evidently Cochrane: Sharing health evidence you can trust
(2021)Sarah Chapman highlights Cochrane evidence on COVID-19 and other health effects of the pandemic, with links to reviews, blogs and other Cochrane resources. While we’ve all been adapting to huge and sudden changes in our ... -
Excess deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic: An international comparison
(2020-05-13)Background: With the global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) there has been disruption to normal clinical activity in response to the increased demand on health services. There are reports of a reduction in ... -
Global Coronavirus Pandemic (SARS CoV ‐2): Past , Present , And Future Of Pediatric Dermatology
(2020-06-04)Two months have passed since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the pandemic of the Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID‐19), caused by the SARS CoV‐2 virus, on March 11, 2020. Medical and healthcare workers have continued ... -
Healthcare worker mask reuse in a global pandemic: Using idle resources to create an inexpensive, scalable, and accessible UV system for N95 sterilization
(2020-04-24)As the current COVID-19 pandemic illustrates, not all hospitals and other facilities are equipped with enough personal protective equipment to meet the demand in a crisis. Healthcare workers around the world utilize N95 ... -
Higher mortality in men from COVID19 infection-understanding the factors that drive the differences between the biological sexes
(2020-04-24)The emergent global pandemic caused by the rapid spread of Severe Acute Respiratory syndrome- Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to increased mortality and negatively impacted day to day activities of humankind within a ... -
Hospital-acquired infective endocarditis during Covid-19 pandemic
(2020-05-22)Background. The COVID pandemic has had a major impact on healthcare in hospitals, including the diagnosis and treatment of infections. Hospital-acquired infective endocarditis (HAIE) is a severe complication of medical ... -
How can pandemic spreads be contained in care homes?
(2020-04-14)Care home settings serve a primarily elderly population with a diverse range of medical requirements. Care homes are unique in being both health-related institutions and people’s home. In available data the risk of dying ... -
How many are at increased risk of severe COVID-19 disease? Rapid global, regional and national estimates for 202
(2020-04-22)Background The risk of severe COVID-19 disease is known to be higher in older individuals and those with underlying health conditions. Understanding the number of individuals at increased risk of severe COVID-19 illness, ...