Browsing by Subject "Pandemics"
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How the COVID-19 pandemic changed the Plastic Surgery activity in a regional referral center in Northern Italy
(2020-05-09)The Covid 19 epidemic has modified the way that plastic surgeons can treat their patients. At our hospital all elective surgery was canceled and only the more severe cases were admitted. The outpatient department activity ... -
How the COVID-19 pandemic is favoring the adoption of digital technologies in healthcare: a literature review
(2020-05-18)Background. Healthcare is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through the fast adoption of digital solutions and advanced technology tools. The aim of this study is to describe which digital solutions have been reported ... -
Impact of Lockdown on the Epidemic Dynamics of COVID-19 in France
(2020-06-05)The COVID-19 epidemic started in the Hubei province in China in December 2019 and then spread around the world reaching the pandemic stage at the beginning of March 2020. Since then, several countries went into lockdown. ... -
Impact of small-area lockdowns for the control of the COVID-19 pandemic
(2020-05-09)Background Countries confronting the COVID-19 pandemic are implementing different social distancing strategies. We evaluated the impact of small-area lockdowns in Chile, aimed to reduce viral transmission while minimizing ... -
Implications for COVID-19: A systematic review of nurses’ experiences of working in acute care hospital settings during a respiratory pandemic
(2020-11)Background: Pandemics and epidemics are public health emergencies that can result in substantial deaths and socio-economic disruption. Nurses play a key role in the public health response to such crises, delivering direct ... -
Información técnica COVID-19. Ministerio de Salud de Chile
(2020)Información técnica sobre el COVID-19 del Ministerio de Salud de Chile. -
Initial impacts of global risk mitigation measures taken during the combatting of the COVID-19 pandemic
(2020-04-15)This paper presents an analysis of risk mitigation measures taken by countries around the world facing the current COVID-19 outbreak. In light of the current pandemic the authors collated and clustered (using harmonised ... -
Investigating the capabilities of information technologies to support policymaking in COVID‐19 crisis management; a systematic review and expert opinions
(2020-09-16)Background: Today, numerous countries are fighting to protect themselves against the Covid‐19 crisis, while the policymakers are confounded and empty handed in dealing with this chaotic circumstance. The infection and its ... -
Is it Possible to Safely Maintain a Regular Vascular Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
(2020-05-13)Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the protocol adopted during the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic to maintain elective activity in a vascular surgery unit while minimising the risk of contamination to both ... -
Italian Society of Interventional Cardiology (GISE) position paper for Cath lab‐specific preparedness recommendations for healthcare providers in case of suspected, probable or confirmed cases of COVID‐19
(2020-03-29)COVID‐19 pandemic raised the issue to guarantee the proper level of care to patients with acute cardiovascular diseases and concomitant suspected or confirmed COVID‐19 and, in the meantime safety and protection of healthcare ... -
Laparoscopic Surgery and the debate on its safety during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review of recommendations
(2020-08-11)Introduction: The transmission of COVID-19 virus since the outbreak of viral pneumonia due to SARS-CoV-2 gave rise to protective operative measures. Aerosol generating procedures such as laparoscopic surgery are known to ... -
Large-scale implementation of pooled RNA-extraction and RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 detection
(2020-05-07)Testing for active SARS-CoV-2 infection is a fundamental tool in the public health measures taken to control the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the overwhelming use of SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR tests worldwide, availability of test ... -
Managing intensive care admissions when there are not enough beds during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review
(2020-12-17)The surge in cases of severe COVID-19 has resulted in clinicians triaging intensive care unit (ICU) admissions in places where demand has exceeded capacity. In order to assist difficult triage decisions, clinicians require ... -
Media Statement (27 March 2020)
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Mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic (multiple reviews)
(2020-12-15)What is this? The COVID-19 pandemic is placing a psychological and psychosocial burden on patients and wider society. Several reviews of the mental health impacts of COVID-19 and other pandemics are summarised here. More ... -
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for COVID-19: Present or Future
(2020-04-13)“COVID-19” is the word that certainly isn’t forgotten by everybody who lives in the first half of the twenty-first century. COVID-19, as a pandemic, has led many researchers from different biomedical fields to find solutions ... -
Monitoring and evaluation framework. COVID‑19 strategic preparedness and response, 5 June 2020
(2020-06-05)Rationale: Collecting and analysing global and country response indicators against planned actions or processes is essential to ensure accountability and transparency in monitoring progress and identifying gaps. The COVID‑19 ... -
Mortality from COVID-19 in 12 countries and 6 states of the United States
(2020-04-22)Importance: Reliable estimates of COVID-19 mortality are crucial to aid control strategies and to assess the effectiveness of interventions. Objective: Project COVID-19 mortality trends to October 1, 2020, in 12 countries ... -
Multiple drivers of the COVID-19 spread: role of climate, international mobility, and region-specific conditions
(2020-04-24)The novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread quickly across the globe. Here, we evaluated the role of climate (temperature and precipitation), region-specific susceptibility (BCG vaccination, malaria infection, ... -
National Response to COVID-19 in the Republic of Korea and Lessons Learned for Other Countries
(2020-04-29)In the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Republic of Korea (South Korea) had the second highest number of cases globally yet was able to dramatically lower the incidence of new cases and sustain a low mortality ...