COVID-19 Guida Medica Clinico-Pratica FADOI

“Lontani, ma troppo vicini”. Questa in estrema sintesi la situazione che appena un mese fa sembrava toccarci solo marginalmente. Il vento della globalizzazione che ha rivoluzionato le nostre società con continui stravolgimenti, regalandoci in particolare la facilità di viaggiare annullando le distanze tra i diversi continenti, alla fine si è trasformato nella tempesta perfetta contro la nostra stessa Civiltà…

A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19

CLINICAL QUESTION What is the role of drug interventions in the treatment of patients with covid-19?
 NEW RECOMMENDATION
The latest version of this WHO living guidance focuses on remdesivir, following the 15 October 2020 preprint publication of results from the WHO SOLIDARITY trial. It contains a weak or conditional recommendation against the use of remdesivir in hospitalised patients with covid-19…

Point-of-care ultrasound in the COVID-19 era: A scoping review

In the midst of the COVID‐19 pandemic, unprecedented pressure has been added to healthcare systems around the globe. Imaging is a crucial component in the management of COVID‐19 patients. Point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) such as hand‐carried ultrasound emerges in the COVID‐19 era as a tool that can simplify the imaging process of COVID‐19 patients, and potentially reduce the strain on healthcare providers and healthcare resources…