Covid 19 Decision Support and Evidence

 

Point of care / decision support

BMJ Best Practice –

• Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Management of coexisting conditions in the context of COVID-19

Dynamed –

• Acute Kidney Injury - Approach to the Patient. COVID-19 patients with acute kidney injury
• Chloroquine
• COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) 
• COVID-19 and cancer patients
• COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease patients
• COVID-19 and patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
• COVID-19 and pediatric patients
• COVID-19 and pregnant patients
• COVID-19 and special populations
• COVID-19 associated coagulopathy
• Disease-modifying Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis. Disease-modifying Therapy Use During COVID-19 Pandemic
• Hydroxychloroquine
• Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) in Adults. Management During COVID-19 Pandemic

UptoDate –

• Anesthetic concerns, including airway management and infection control
• Arrhythmias and conduction system disease
• Cancer care during the pandemic
• Care of patients with systemic rheumatic disease during the pandemic
• Clinical effectiveness COVID-19 resources
• Clinical features and diagnosis
• Considerations in children
• Cutaneous manifestations and issues related to dermatologic care
• Critical care and airway management issues
• Epidemiology, virology, clinical features, diagnosis and prevention
• Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
• Hypercoagulability
• Infection control in healthcare and home settings
• Intensive care ventilation with anesthesia machines
• Issues relating to kidney disease and hypertension
• Issues related to gastrointestinal disease in adults
• Issues related to solid organ transplants
• Management in hospitalized adults
• Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children
• Myocardial infarction and other coronary artery disease issues
• Myocardial injury
• Outpatient management in adults
• Pregnancy issues

 

Guidelines

Department of Health and Social Care -

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): admission and care of people in care homes
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): getting tested - guidance on Coronavirus testing for frontline workers who are self-isolating
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): hospital discharge service requirements
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): infection prevention and control (IPC)
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): looking after people who lack mental capacity
• COVID-19: guidance for commissioners and providers of services for people who use drugs or alcohol
• COVID-19: personal protective equipment (PPE) plan
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): verifying death in times of emergency

EC4H -

• COVID-19::Effective communication for professionals

European Society of Intensive Care Medicine & Society of Critical Care Medicine -

• Surviving Sepsis Campaign: guidelines on the management of critically ill adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Healthcare Improvement Scotland -

• Anticipatory care planning for COVID-19
• COVID-19: Evidence for Scotland
• Guidelines for cancer treatment during COVID-19 pandemic
• SAPG response to COVID-19
• Supporting person-centred care in COVID-19 situations

Health Protection Scotland -

• Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• COVID-19 compendium

NHS Employers –

• NHS ESR Covid-19 resource hub

NHS England -

• Adult critical care novel coronavirus (COVID-19) staffing framework
• Clinical guide for acute kidney injury in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 outside the intensive care unit during the coronavirus pandemic
• Clinical guide for anaesthesia service reorganisation during the coronavirus pandemic
• Clinical guide for extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for respiratory failure in adults during the coronavirus pandemic
• Clinical guide for front line staff to support the management of patients with a learning disability, autism or both during the coronavirus pandemic–relevant to all clinical specialities
• Clinical guide for renal replacement therapy options in critical care during the coronavirus pandemic
• Clinical guide for supporting compassionate visiting arrangements for those receiving care at the end of life
• Clinical guide for the management of anticoagulant services during the coronavirus pandemic
• Clinical guide for the management of cardiology patients during the coronavirus pandemic
• Clinical guide for the management of cardiothoracic surgery patients during the coronavirus pandemic
• Clinical guide for the management of critical care for adults with COVID-19 during the coronavirus pandemic
• Clinical guide for the management of critical care patients during the coronavirus pandemic
• Clinical guide for the management of emergency department patients during the coronavirus pandemic
• Clinical guide for the management of paediatric critical care patients during the coronavirus pandemic
• Clinical guide for the management of palliative care in hospital during the coronavirus pandemic
• Clinical guide for the management of patients with musculoskeletal and rheumatic conditions on corticosteroids during the coronavirus pandemic
• Clinical guide for the management of surge during the coronavirus pandemic: rapid learning
• Clinical guide for the optimal use of oxygen therapy during the coronavirus pandemic
• Guidance for the role and use of non-invasive respiratory support in adult patients with COVID-19 (confirmed or suspected)
• Clinical guide to surgical prioritisation during the coronavirus pandemic
• Clinical guidelines for children and young people with palliative care needs in all care settings during the COVD-19 pandemic
• Clinical management of persons admitted to hospital with suspected COVID-19 infection
• Guidance on supply and use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Reference guide for emergency medicine

NICE –

• Guidance and rapid reviews
• Acute kidney injury
• Acute myocardial injury
• Antibiotics for pneumonia in adults in hospital
• Children and young people who are immunocompromised
• Chronic kidney disease
• Community-based care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• COVID-19 rapid guideline: arranging planned care in hospitals and diagnostic services
• Critical care in adults
• Cystic fibrosis
• Dermatological conditions treated with drugs affecting the immune response
• Diagnostic tests for covid-19 evidence standards framework
• Dialysis service delivery
• Delivery of radiotherapy
• Delivery of systemic anticancer treatments
• Gastrointestinal and liver conditions treated with drugs affecting the immune response
• Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
• Interstitial lung disease
• Lenalidomide with rituximab for previously treated follicular lymphoma
• Lifelight First for monitoring vital signs
• Managing suspected or confirmed pneumonia in adults in the community
• Managing symptoms (including at the end of life) in the community
• myCOPD for self-management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Remdesivir for treating hospitalised patients with suspected or confirmed Covid-19
• Renal Transplantation
• Rheumatological autoimmune, inflammatory and metabolic bone disorders
• Severe asthma
• Support for developers of medicinal products for covid-19

Public Health England –

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): health and wellbeing of the adult social care workforce
• Finding the evidence: Coronavirus

Scottish Care -

• Bereavement charter for children and adults in Scotland

Scottish Government -

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): adult support and protection guidance
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): adults with incapacity guidance
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for unpaid carers
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): clinical guidance for managing patients
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): clinical guidelines for cancer treatment
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): clinical guidance for the management of clients accessing care at home, housing support and sheltered housing
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): clinical guidance - using physical restraint for patients
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): ethical advice and support framework
• Coronavirus (COVID 19): guidance on changes to social care assessments
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance on domestic abuse
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): guide for health professions considering a return to the NHS Scotland
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): interim guidance on re-starting therapy in patients with cancer after infection with COVID-19
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): nursing and community health staff guidance
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): palliative care toolkit
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for personal assistants
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): PPE access for social care providers and unpaid carers
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): prioritisation matrix for key workers to be tested
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): safe and ethical social work practice
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): shielding guidance for local authorities and local resilience partnerships
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): student support guidance for medical, nursing and midwifery students
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): transfer of medical certificates of cause of death - guidance for doctors
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): unpaid carers providing personal care
• COVID-19 Scottish primary care hub triage guide
• Definitions of respiratory patients at high risk of COVID-19 infection, for shielding
• Emergency department management of suspected COVID-19 in adults
• National supporting guidance for Scottish general practice

Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines - 

• Covid-19 resources
• End of life care guidance when a person is imminently dying from COVID-19 lung disease
• Alternatives to regular medication normally given via a syringe pump when this is not available

SIGN -

• British guideline on the management of asthma
• Care of deteriorating patients
• COVID-19 position statement: CPAP for COVID-19-related respiratory failure
• Risk reduction and management of delirium

UK Advisory Panel -

• UK Advisory Panel for healthcare workers infected with bloodborne viruses (BBV)

World Health Organization -

• WHO Country and technical guidance
• WHO guidance on acute respiratory infection related to COVID-19

 

Royal Colleges & Professional organisations

British Association of Dermatologists

British Cardiovascular Society

British Geriatrics Society -

• Coronavirus - current information and advice
• Coronavirus and older people
• Dementia and cognitive impairment
• End of life care and dementia
• Managing the pandemic in care homes
• COVID-19 and medicine for older people
• Managing delirium in suspected and confirmed cases
• Geriatric basics for non-specialists

British Psychological Society

British Thoracic Society 

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Resuscitation Council

Royal College of Anaesthetists

Royal College of Emergency Medicine

Royal College of General Practitioners

Royal College of Nursing

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Royal College of Ophthalmologists

Royal College of Pathologists

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Royal College of Physicians

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Royal College of Psychiatrists

Royal College of Radiologists

Royal College of Surgeons

Royal Pharmaceutical Society

 

Social care

Scottish Social Services Council

Social Care Online

 

Evidence summaries

British Islamic Medical Association -

• Ramadan rapid review

Clinical Key - Covid-19 Critical Care

Cochrane Library -

• Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff
• Special collection on evidence relevant to critical care
• Special collection on infection control and prevention

Don't Forget the Bubbles Paediatric evidence summary 

EPPI-Centre-19, University College London - COVID-19: Living map of the evidence

Evidence Aid - Coronavirus (COVID-19): Evidence Collection

Healthcare Improvement Scotland -

• Is giving chest compressions considered an aerosol generating procedure (AGP)?
• NHS England clinical guide for the management of essential cancer surgery for adults during the Coronavirus pandemic: applicable to NHS Scotland?
• Should temperature screening by thermal imaging systems be part of the policy response to curb COVID-19 transmission?
• What works to prevent COVID-19 in "care at home" settings?
• What works to prevent COVID-19 in care homes?

NICE -

Acute use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for people with or at risk of COVID-19

CFHealthHub for managing cystic fibrosis during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 rapid evidence summary: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) in people with or at risk of COVID-19

COVID-19 rapid evidence summary: long-term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for people with or at risk of COVID-19

COVID-19 rapid evidence summary: anakinra for COVID-19 associated secondary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Cytokin absorption devices treating respiratory failure in people with COVID-19

Oxford University - COVID-19 evidence service

Public Health England - PHE COVID-19 rapid reviews

SIGN - Assessment of COVID-19 in primary care: evidence review