Managing ICU surge during the COVID-19 crisis: rapid guidelines

Critical care crisis and some recommendations during the COVID-19 epidemic in China

(2020) Jianfeng Xie et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Characteristics of and Important Lessons From the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in China

(2020) Zunyou Wu et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Exploring the reasons for healthcare workers infected with novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China

(2020) Jiancong Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Minimise nosocomial spread of 2019-nCoV when treating acute respiratory failure

(2020) Luca Cabrini et al.   LANCET

Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study

(2020) Nanshan Chen et al.   LANCET

Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China

(2020) Chaolin Huang et al.   LANCET

Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in China

(2020) Wei-jie Guan et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

A Novel Coronavirus from Patients with Pneumonia in China, 2019

(2020) Na Zhu et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Clinical characteristics of laboratory confirmed positive cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Wuhan, China: A retrospective single center analysis

(2020) Yihui Huang et al.   Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a single-centered, retrospective, observational study

(2020) Xiaobo Yang et al.   Lancet Respiratory Medicine

The use of high‐flow nasal oxygen in COVID ‐19

(2020) C. Lyons et al.   ANAESTHESIA

Supporting Clinicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic

(2020) Charlene Dewey et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Triage of Scarce Critical Care Resources in COVID-19 An Implementation Guide for Regional Allocation

(2020) Ryan C. Maves et al.   CHEST

Comparison of Hospitalized Patients With ARDS Caused by COVID-19 and H1N1

(2020) Xiao Tang et al.   CHEST

High-flow nasal cannula for COVID-19 patients: low risk of bio-aerosol dispersion

(2020) Jie Li et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

ICU capacity management during the COVID-19 pandemic using a process simulation

(2020) Andres Alban et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

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

(2020) Waleed Alhazzani et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Policies on the use of respiratory protection for hospital health workers to protect from coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

(2020) Abrar A. Chughtai et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES

Potential Legal Liability for Withdrawing or Withholding Ventilators During COVID-19

(2020) I. Glenn Cohen et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Characteristics and Outcomes of 21 Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 in Washington State

(2020) Matt Arentz et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Critical Care Utilization for the COVID-19 Outbreak in Lombardy, Italy

(2020) Giacomo Grasselli et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Baseline Characteristics and Outcomes of 1591 Patients Infected With SARS-CoV-2 Admitted to ICUs of the Lombardy Region, Italy

(2020) Giacomo Grasselli et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Clinical progression of patients with COVID-19 in Shanghai, China

(2020) Jun Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

Offline: COVID-19 and the NHS—“a national scandal”

(2020) Richard Horton   LANCET

COVID-19 and Italy: what next?

(2020) Andrea Remuzzi et al.   LANCET

Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult inpatients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective cohort study

(2020) Fei Zhou et al.   LANCET

Covid-19 in Critically Ill Patients in the Seattle Region — Case Series

(2020) Pavan K. Bhatraju et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Critical Supply Shortages — The Need for Ventilators and Personal Protective Equipment during the Covid-19 Pandemic

(2020) Megan L. Ranney et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

A cross-sectional comparison of epidemiological and clinical features of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan and outside Wuhan, China

(2020) Ziying Lei et al.   Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Clinical, laboratory and imaging features of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

(2020) Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales et al.   Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Doctors’ wellbeing: self-care during the covid-19 pandemic

(2020) Shreena Unadkat et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Severe Outcomes Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) — United States, February 12–March 16, 2020

(2020) et al.   MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT

Characteristics of Health Care Personnel with COVID-19 — United States, February 12–April 9, 2020

(2020) et al.   MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT

Clinical Characteristics of Children with Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Hubei, China

(2020) Fang Zheng et al.   Current Medical Science

Maximizing the Resilience of Healthcare Workers in Multi-hazard Events: Lessons from the 2014–2015 Ebola Response in Africa

(2019) Merritt Schreiber et al.   MILITARY MEDICINE

High flow nasal cannula compared with conventional oxygen therapy for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

(2019) B. Rochwerg et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Noninvasive ventilation in critically ill patients with the Middle East respiratory syndrome

(2019) Basem M. Alraddadi et al.   Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses

Augmenting Critical Care Capacity in a Disaster

(2019) Gilbert Seda et al.   CRITICAL CARE CLINICS

The Effect on Fit of Multiple Consecutive Donning and Doffing of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators

(2019) Cynthia Danisile Vuma et al.   Annals of Work Exposures and Health

The effect of high-flow nasal cannula in reducing the mortality and the rate of endotracheal intubation when used before mechanical ventilation compared with conventional oxygen therapy and noninvasive positive pressure ventilation. A systematic review and meta-analysis

(2018) Yue-Nan Ni et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation of influenza-contaminated N95 filtering facepiece respirators

(2018) Devin Mills et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Time-limited trial of intensive care treatment: an overview of current literature

(2018) Eva E. Vink et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Too Many Patients…A Framework to Guide Statewide Allocation of Scarce Mechanical Ventilation During Disasters

(2018) Elizabeth Lee Daugherty Biddison et al.   CHEST

Transfer of bacteriophage MS2 and fluorescein from N95 filtering facepiece respirators to hands: Measuring fomite potential

(2017) Tyler M. Brady et al.   JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE

Risk Factors for Noninvasive Ventilation Failure in Critically Ill Subjects With Confirmed Influenza Infection

(2017) Alejandro Rodríguez et al.   Respiratory Care

Resource Allocation on the Frontlines of Public Health Preparedness and Response: Report of a Summit on Legal and Ethical Issues

(2017) Daniel J. Barnett et al.   PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS

Healthcare providers on the frontlines: a qualitative investigation of the social and emotional impact of delivering health services during Sierra Leone’s Ebola epidemic

(2016) Shannon A. McMahon et al.   HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING

Effect of Noninvasive Ventilation Delivered by Helmet vs Face Mask on the Rate of Endotracheal Intubation in Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

(2016) Bhakti K. Patel et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Guideline panels should seldom make good practice statements: guidance from the GRADE Working Group

(2016) Gordon H. Guyatt et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Personal protective equipment for the Ebola virus disease: A comparison of 2 training programs

(2015) Enrique Casalino et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Performance of Bedside Diagnostic Ultrasound in an Ebola Isolation Unit: The Emory University Hospital Experience

(2015) Courtney C. Moreno et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY

Exhaled Air Dispersion During Noninvasive Ventilation via Helmets and a Total Facemask

(2015) David S. Hui et al.   CHEST

Lessons Learned

(2015) Daniel W. Johnson et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Effects of Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) on N95 Respirator Filtration Performance and Structural Integrity

(2015) William G. Lindsley et al.   JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE

Contamination of Health Care Personnel During Removal of Personal Protective Equipment

(2015) Myreen E. Tomas et al.   JAMA Internal Medicine

Family-Centered Care and High-Consequence Pathogens

(2015) Preeti Mehrotra et al.   JAMA Pediatrics

Surge Capacity Logistics

(2014) Sharon Einav et al.   CHEST

Triage

(2014) Michael D. Christian et al.   CHEST

Introduction and Executive Summary

(2014) Michael D. Christian et al.   CHEST

Surge Capacity Principles

(2014) John L. Hick et al.   CHEST

Legal Preparedness

(2014) Brooke Courtney et al.   CHEST

Evaluation of droplet dispersion during non-invasive ventilation, oxygen therapy, nebuliser treatment and chest physiotherapy in clinical practice: implications for management of pandemic influenza and other airborne infections

(2014) AK Simonds et al.   HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

The Swine Flu Triage (SwiFT) study: development and ongoing refinement of a triage tool to provide regular information to guide immediate policy and practice for the use of critical care services during the H1N1 swine influenza pandemic

(2014) KM Rowan et al.   HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

Considerations for Recommending Extended Use and Limited Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Health Care Settings

(2014) Edward M. Fisher et al.   JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE

GRADE guidelines: 14. Going from evidence to recommendations: the significance and presentation of recommendations

(2013) Jeff Andrews et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

GRADE guidelines: 12. Preparing Summary of Findings tables—binary outcomes

(2012) Gordon H. Guyatt et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

GRADE guidelines: 3. Rating the quality of evidence

(2011) Howard Balshem et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Resilience Training for Hospital Workers in Anticipation of an Influenza Pandemic

(2011) Andria Aiello et al.   JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS

Impact of Three Biological Decontamination Methods on Filtering Facepiece Respirator Fit, Odor, Comfort, and Donning Ease

(2011) Dennis J. Viscusi et al.   JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE

Building Evidence for Legal Decision Making in Real Time: Legal Triage in Public Health Emergencies

(2011) James G. Hodge et al.   Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

A pandemic influenza preparedness study: Use of energetic methods to decontaminate filtering facepiece respirators contaminated with H1N1 aerosols and droplets

(2010) Brian K. Heimbuch et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Computer-assisted resilience training to prepare healthcare workers for pandemic influenza: a randomized trial of the optimal dose of training

(2010) Robert G Maunder et al.   BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

General hospital staff worries, perceived sufficiency of information and associated psychological distress during the A/H1N1 influenza pandemic

(2010) Panagiota Goulia et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Preparing your intensive care unit for the second wave of H1N1 and future surges

(2010) Susy Hota et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Recommendations for intensive care unit and hospital preparations for an influenza epidemic or mass disaster: summary report of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine’s Task Force for intensive care unit triage during an influenza epidemic or mass disaster

(2010) Charles L. Sprung et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Chapter 6. Protection of patients and staff during a pandemic

(2010) Bruce L. Taylor et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Triaging for adult critical care in the event of overwhelming need

(2010) Nigel Eastman et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Analysis of Residual Chemicals on Filtering Facepiece Respirators After Decontamination

(2010) W. B. Salter et al.   JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE

Mechanical Ventilators in US Acute Care Hospitals

(2010) Lewis Rubinson et al.   Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Exhaled Air Dispersion Distances During Noninvasive Ventilation via Different Respironics Face Masks

(2009) David S. Hui et al.   CHEST

The experiences of health care workers employed in an Australian intensive care unit during the H1N1 Influenza pandemic of 2009: A phenomenological study

(2009) Amanda Corley et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES

Critically Ill Patients With 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Infection in Canada

(2009) Anand Kumar   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Emergency Legal Preparedness for Hospitals and Health Care Personnel

(2009) James G. Hodge et al.   Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Altered Standards of Care During an Influenza Pandemic: Identifying Ethical, Legal, and Practical Principles to Guide Decision Making

(2009) Donna Levin et al.   Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Summary of Suggestions From the Task Force for Mass Critical Care Summit, January 26–27, 2007

(2008) Asha Devereaux et al.   CHEST

Definitive Care for the Critically Ill During a Disaster: Medical Resources for Surge Capacity

(2008) Lewis Rubinson et al.   CHEST

Definitive Care for the Critically Ill During a Disaster: A Framework for Allocation of Scarce Resources in Mass Critical Care

(2008) Asha V. Devereaux et al.   CHEST

Impact on health care workers employed in high-risk areas during the Toronto SARS outbreak

(2008) Rima Styra et al.   JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH

Increasing ventilator surge capacity in disasters: Ventilation of four adult-human-sized sheep on a single ventilator with a modified circuit

(2008) Lorenzo Paladino et al.   RESUSCITATION

GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations

(2008) Gordon H Guyatt et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal