Browsing Technical documents and research evidence on COVID-19 by Title
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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 ... -
Laparoscopic surgery in COVID-19 Era—Safety and Ethical Issues
(2020)Background: The paper aims to review the available evidence regarding the health risk of the aerosolization induced by laparoscopy induced and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon minimally invasive surgery. (2) Materials ... -
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 ... -
The Latin American and Caribbean Climate Landscape for ZIKV Transmission
(2016)This document presents a short review of the basic climate of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), focusing on the rainfall and temperature regional differences at multiple timescales, and where present climate forecasts ... -
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 ... -
Lianhuaqingwen Exerts Anti-Viral and Anti-Inflammatory Activity Against Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)
(2020-03-20)Purpose: Lianhuaqingwen (LH) as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formula has been used to treat influenza and exerted broad-spectrum antiviral effects on a series of influenza viruses and immune regulatory effects [1]. ... -
Liberal versus conservative fluid therapy in children and adults with sepsis or septic shock
(2020-03-19)What is this? Sepsis and septic shock are life-threatening complications of infection. Fluid therapy, either conservative or liberal, is used during its initial treatment. This may have relevance for the treatment of some ... -
Limitations of the complement-fixation test for distinguishing naturally acquired from vaccine-induced yellow fever infection in flavivirus-hyperendemic areas
(2014)On the basis of previous studies, it has long been stated that 17D yellow fever (YF) vaccine generally does not induce complement-fixing (CF) antibodies, and that the presence of CF antibodies could be used in epidemiological ... -
Limited early warnings and public attention to COVID-19 in China, January-February, 2020: a longitudinal cohort of randomly sampled Weibo users
(2020-04-03)[Abstract]. Background: Awareness and attentiveness have implications for the acceptance and adoption of disease prevention and control measures. Social media posts provide a record of the public’s attention to an outbreak. ... -
List of Priority Medical Devices in the context of COVID-19 (provisional recommendations, 06 April 2020) 3rd Version
(2020-04-06)Objective of the document: The list of priority medical devices in the context of COVID-19 provides technical descriptions and specifications for the management of patients with suspected and/or confirmed COVID-19 infection ... -
List: Fatal Sickle Cell Disease and Zika Virus Infection in Girl from Colombia
(2016-06)Zika virus, a mosquito-borne flavivirus, causes, a usually self-limiting febrile and exanthematic arthralgia syndrome that resembles dengue and chikungunya (1). This arboviral disease has emerged in tropical areas of Latin ... -
Liver impairment in COVID‐19 patients: a retrospective analysis of 115 cases from a single center in Wuhan city, China
(2020-04-02)[Abstract]. [Abstract]. Background: The SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic is an ongoing global health emergency. The aim of our study was to investigate the changes of liver function and its clinical significance in COVID‐19 patients. ... -
Local Transmission of Zika Virus - Puerto Rico, November 23, 2015-January 28, 2016
(2016-06)Zika virus, a mosquito-borne flavivirus, spread to the Region of the Americas (Americas) in mid-2015, and appears to be related to congenital microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome (1,2). On February 1, 2016, the World ... -
Long-term clinical outcomes in survivors of coronavirus outbreaks after hospitalization or ICU admission: a systematic review and meta-analysis of follow-u studies
(2020-04-22)Objective: To determine the long-term clinical problems in adult survivors of coronavirus (CoV) infection [Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ... -
Long-term clinical outcomes in survivors of SARS and MERS
(2020-07-20)Citation: Ahmed H, Patel K, Greenwood DC, et al. Long-term clinical outcomes in survivors of severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus outbreaks after hospitalisation or ICU admission: ... -
Longitudinal association between markers of liver injury and mortality in COVID‐19 in China
(2020-05-02)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is a new infectious disease. To reveal the hepatic injury related to this disease and its clinical significance, we conducted a multicenter retrospective cohort study that included 5,771 ... -
Longitudinal characteristics of lymphocyte responses and cytokine profiles in the peripheral blood of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients
(2020-04-18)Background: The dynamic changes of lymphocyte subsets and cytokines profiles of patients with novel coro- navirus disease (COVID-19) and their correlation with the disease severity remain unclear. Methods: Peripheral blood ... -
Longitudinal laboratory testing tied to PCR diagnostics in COVID-19 patients reveals temporal evolution of distinctive coagulopathy signatures
(2020-05-23)Temporal inference from laboratory testing results and their triangulation with clinical outcomes as described in the associated unstructured text from the provider notes in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) is integral ... -
Lopinave/Litonawe (LPV/r) reduced mortality in studies of SARS and MERS: uncertain if it is effective for patients with COVID-19
(2020-03-20)What is this? Like COVID-19, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) are acute respiratory diseases caused by a coronavirus. Antiviral therapy with Lopinave/Litonawe (LPV/r) ...