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COVID‐19 and gastrointestinal endoscopies: current insights and emergent strategies
(2020-04-13)A new coronavirus emerged in December 2019 in Wuhan city of China, named as the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), and disease was called as coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19). The infection due ... -
Epidemiology of and Risk Factors for Coronavirus Infection in Health Care Workers. A Living Rapid Review
(2020-05-05)Background: Health care workers (HCWs) are at risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Purpose: To examine the burden of SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1, and Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome ... -
Community paramedicine for the management of urgent, low-acuity illnesses and injuries
(2020-05-14)What is this? The COVID-19 pandemic is placing a strain on healthcare services and resources. Existing research into the effects of expanding paramedic roles in the management of urgent, low-acuity illnesses and injuries ... -
Use of chest imaging in COVID-19. A rapid advice guide, 11 June 2020
(2020-06-11)This rapid advice guide examines the evidence and makes recommendations for the use of chest imaging in acute care of adult patients with suspected, probable or confirmed COVID-19. Imaging modalities considered are ... -
Interim guidance for the poliomyelitis (polio) surveillance network in the context of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), 4 June 2020
(2020-06-04)This document aims to provide global guidance on poliomyelitis (polio) surveillance in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It comes as a technical complement to Polio eradication programme continuity, Immunization in the ... -
Learning from the past: did experience with previous epidemics help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 among spine surgeons worldwide?
(2020-06-04)Purpose: Spine surgeons around the world have been universally impacted by COVID-19. The current study addressed whether prior experience with disease epidemics among the spine surgeon community had an impact on preparedness ... -
Histopathological observations in COVID-19: a systematic review
(2020-08-18)Background: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has caused a great global threat to public health. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared COVID-19 disease as a pandemic, affecting the human respiratory and other ... -
Clinical laboratory characteristics of severe patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A systematic review and meta-analysis
(2020-09-15)Objectives: To identify clinical characteristics of severe patients with COVID-19. Methods: The WHO database of publications on COVID-19 and PubMed were searched from inception to March 20, 2020 and all valuable studies ... -
Outcomes from intensive care in patients with COVID‐19: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies
(2020)The emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) has led to high demand for intensive care services worldwide. However, the mortality of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with COVID‐19 is unclear. Here, ... -
Incidence of acute pulmonary embolism in COVID-19 patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis
(2020-09-17)Background: Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) has been described as a frequent and prognostically relevant complication of COVID-19 infection. Aim: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the in-hospital incidence ...