Intensive care management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): challenges and recommendations

J Phua, L Weng, L Ling, M Egi, CM Lim… - The lancet respiratory …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Summary As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads across the world, the intensive
care unit (ICU) community must prepare for the challenges associated with this pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] Practical recommendations for critical care and anesthesiology teams caring for novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) patients

RS Wax, MD Christian - Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien …, 2020 - Springer
A global health emergency has been declared by the World Health Organization as the
2019-nCoV outbreak spreads across the world, with confirmed patients in Canada. Patients …

Personal protective equipment during the coronavirus disease (COVID) 2019 pandemic–a narrative review

TM Cook - Anaesthesia, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Personal protective equipment has become an important and emotive subject during the
current coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic. Coronavirus disease 2019 is predominantly …

[PDF][PDF] Advice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19: interim guidance, 6 April 2020

World Health Organization - 2020 - apps.who.int
Background This document provides advice on the use of masks in communities, during
home care, and in health care settings in areas that have reported cases of COVID-19. It is …

AGA rapid recommendations for gastrointestinal procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic

S Sultan, JK Lim, O Altayar, P Davitkov… - …, 2020 - gastrojournal.org
In early December 2019, a series of pneumonia cases was reported in Wuhan, China
resulting from a novel coronavirus infection designated as severe acute respiratory …

Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff

JH Verbeek, B Rajamaki, S Ijaz… - Cochrane database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background In epidemics of highly infectious diseases, such as Ebola, severe acute
respiratory syndrome (SARS), or coronavirus (COVID‐19), healthcare workers (HCW) are at …

Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses

T Jefferson, L Dooley, E Ferroni… - Cochrane database …, 2023 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Viral epidemics or pandemics of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) pose a
global threat. Examples are influenza (H1N1) caused by the H1N1pdm09 virus in 2009 …

[HTML][HTML] Personal protective equipment (PPE) for both anesthesiologists and other airway managers: principles and practice during the COVID-19 pandemic

SL Lockhart, LV Duggan, RS Wax, S Saad… - Canadian journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Healthcare providers are facing a coronavirus disease pandemic. This pandemic may last
for many months, stressing the Canadian healthcare system in a way that has not previously …

[PDF][PDF] Mask use in the context of COVID-19: interim guidance, 1 December 2020

World Health Organization - 2020 - apps.who.int
This document, which is an update of the guidance published on 5 June 2020, includes new
scientific evidence relevant to the use of masks for reducing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the …

The use of bronchoscopy during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: CHEST/AABIP guideline and expert panel report

MM Wahidi, S Shojaee, CR Lamb, D Ost, F Maldonado… - Chest, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has swept the globe and is causing
significant morbidity and mortality. Given that the virus is transmitted via droplets, open …