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Does gender influence clinical expression and disease outcomes in COVID-19? A systematic review and meta-analysis
(2020-08-12)Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV2) was characterized at the end of 2019, and soon spread around the world, generating a pandemic. It has been suggested that men are more severely affected ... -
Impact of the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic on the Number of Strokes and Mechanical Thrombectomies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(2020-07-22)Background: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on stroke care, including the number of stroke alerts/codes, number of reperfusions, and ... -
Rate of Intensive Care Unit admission and outcomes among patients with coronavirus: A systematic review and Meta-analysis
(2020-07-10)Background: The rate of ICU admission among patients with coronavirus varied from 3% to 100% and the mortality was as high as 86% of admitted patients. The objective of the systematic review was to investigate the rate of ... -
Characterisation of clinical, laboratory and imaging factors related to mild vs. severe covid-19 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(2020-08)Background: Early detection of disease progression associated with severe COVID-19, and access to proper medical care lowers fatality rates of severe cases. Currently, no studies had systematically examined the variables ... -
Prevalence of stress, anxiety, depression among the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(2020-07-06)Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on public mental health. Therefore, monitoring and oversight of the population mental health during crises such as a panedmic is an immediate priority. The aim ... -
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 ... -
COVID-19 Models for Hospital Surge Capacity Planning: A Systematic Review
(2020-09)Objective: Health system preparedness for COVID-19 includes projecting the number and timing of cases requiring various types of treatment. Several tools were developed to assist in this planning process. This review ... -
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 ... -
Artificial Intelligence for COVID-19: Rapid Review
(2020-10-27)Background: COVID-19 was first discovered in December 2019 and has since evolved into a pandemic. Objective: To address this global health crisis, artificial intelligence (AI) has been deployed at various levels of the ... -
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 ...