item: #1 of 62 id: cord-027892-5ik9f6nx author: So, Mitsuhito title: The authors' response: A diagnostic confusion between serotonin syndrome and neuroleptic malignant syndrome date: 2020-06-25 words: 510 flesch: 42 summary: key: cord-027892-5ik9f6nx authors: So, Mitsuhito; Hifumi, Toru; Isokawa, Shutaro; Shimizu, Masato; Otani, Norio; Ishimatsu, Shinichi title: The authors' response: A diagnostic confusion between serotonin syndrome and neuroleptic malignant syndrome date: 2020-06-25 journal: Am J Emerg Med DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.06.048 sha: doc_id: 27892 cord_uid: 5ik9f6nx nan The authors' response: A diagnostic confusion between serotonin syndrome and neuroleptic malignant syndrome Dear Editor: Thank you for the comments on our article. First, we could not describe the details of symptoms or the differential diagnosis in the text because of the word limit; therefore, we sincerely appreciate the authors/editors providing us the opportunity to describe the details of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) in patients with COVID-19 infection. keywords: syndrome cache: cord-027892-5ik9f6nx.txt plain text: cord-027892-5ik9f6nx.txt item: #2 of 62 id: cord-253657-fminkpas author: Maslanka, Maciej title: Vie scope® laryngoscope versus Macintosh laryngoscope with personal protective equipment during intubation of COVID-19 resuscitation patient date: 2020-09-04 words: 824 flesch: 39 summary: Endotracheal intubation was performed using Macintosh laryngoscope (MAC; blade no.3) as well as with Vie Scope® laryngoscope (VSC). The aim of this study was to evaluate intubation performance by paramedics wearing PPE-AGP using Macintosh laryngoscope and Vie Scope® laryngoscope under simulated resuscitation of COVID-19 patient. keywords: intubation; laryngoscope cache: cord-253657-fminkpas.txt plain text: cord-253657-fminkpas.txt item: #3 of 62 id: cord-254919-fi3inp67 author: Molina, Melanie F. title: Nitrous oxide inhalant abuse and massive pulmonary embolism in COVID-19 date: 2020-05-16 words: 696 flesch: 40 summary: key: cord-254919-fi3inp67 authors: Molina, Melanie F.; Al Saud, Ahad A.; Al Mulhim, Abdullah A.; Liteplo, Andrew S.; Shokoohi, Hamid title: Nitrous oxide inhalant abuse and massive pulmonary embolism in COVID-19 date: 2020-05-16 journal: Am J Emerg Med DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.05.023 sha: doc_id: 254919 cord_uid: fi3inp67 A patient presented to the emergency department with altered mental status and lower extremity weakness in the setting of nitrous oxide inhalant abuse and Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection. Clinical Characteristics of 138 Hospitalized Patients With 2019 Novel Coronavirus-Infected Pneumonia in Wuhan Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult inpatients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective cohort study Abnormal coagulation parameters are associated with poor prognosis in patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia Anticoagulant treatment is associated with decreased mortality in severe coronavirus disease 2019 patients with coagulopathy COVID-19 and Thrombotic or Thromboembolic Disease: Implications for Prevention, Antithrombotic Therapy, and Follow-Up Pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis caused by nitrous oxide abuse: A case report Aortic arch thrombus caused by nitrous oxide abuse keywords: covid-19 cache: cord-254919-fi3inp67.txt plain text: cord-254919-fi3inp67.txt item: #4 of 62 id: cord-255267-o8k5ep9y author: Gan, Connie Cai Ru title: Personal ventilation hood for protecting healthcare workers from aerosol-transmissible diseases date: 2020-07-22 words: 354 flesch: 33 summary: Even in situations where a patient needs to be moved to another facility, the hood could limit the exposure to other patients and hospital personnel. key: cord-255267-o8k5ep9y authors: Gan, Connie Cai Ru; Tseng, Yu-Chi; Lee, Feng-You; Lee, Kuan-I title: Personal ventilation hood for protecting healthcare workers from aerosol-transmissible diseases date: 2020-07-22 journal: Am J Emerg Med DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.07.036 sha: doc_id: 255267 cord_uid: o8k5ep9y nan The provisional pilot study shows, the hood offers several potential implications. keywords: healthcare; hood cache: cord-255267-o8k5ep9y.txt plain text: cord-255267-o8k5ep9y.txt item: #5 of 62 id: cord-256688-yy7abob9 author: Chavez, Summer title: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): A primer for emergency physicians date: 2020-03-24 words: 6440 flesch: 47 summary: COVID-19 pushing Italian ICUs toward collapse Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) flowchart for healthcare professionals A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster Clinical characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in China Clinical characteristics of 138 hospitalized patients with 2019 novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia in Wuhan, China Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients with digestive symptoms in Hubei, China: a descriptive, cross-sectional, multicenter study Clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection when novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection is suspected COVID-19) Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) healthcare infection prevention and control FAQs for COVID-19 COVID-19: what is next for public health? COVID-19): evaluating and testing persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) evaluating and reporting PUI COVID-19) Interim Guidance for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems and 911 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) for COVID-19 in the United States Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection control Surviving sepsis campaign: guidelines on the management of critically ill adults with Coronavirus Disease Infection prevention and control for coronavirus disease (COVID-19): interim guidance for acute healthcare settings Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Testing Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) information for laboratories COVID-19 requests for diagnostic panels and virus COVID-19) interim guidelines for collecting, handling, and testing clinical specimens from persons under investigation (PUIs) for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in different types of clinical specimens Correlation of chest CT and RT-PCR testing in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China: a report of 1014 cases. Up to 94% of COVID-19 cases were reported to originate from Hubei Province in December 2019; as of March 2020, the greatest number of new cases are now being reported in Italy, Spain, Germany, and the United States (U.S.) (Figs. 3 and 4) keywords: cases; coronavirus; covid-19; disease; emergency; health; infection; ncov; novel; patients; pneumonia; risk; sars; study; symptoms cache: cord-256688-yy7abob9.txt plain text: cord-256688-yy7abob9.txt item: #6 of 62 id: cord-257535-v8dwkngi author: Sen-Crowe, Brendon title: A state overview of COVID19 spread, interventions and preparedness date: 2020-04-11 words: 1035 flesch: 52 summary: After March 25 th the fatality rate increased slightly, and then showed a decreasing trend and lower percent increase in new cases ( Figure 2 ). These efforts have been associated with the percent increase in cases and fatalities decreasing ( Figure 2 ). keywords: cases; covid-19; increase cache: cord-257535-v8dwkngi.txt plain text: cord-257535-v8dwkngi.txt item: #7 of 62 id: cord-258662-6y45gb0t author: Butt, Nausharwan title: Cardiovascular complications in COVID-19 date: 2020-07-19 words: 114 flesch: 16 summary: key: cord-258662-6y45gb0t authors: Butt, Nausharwan; Arshid, Awais; Ahmad, Sarah Aftab; Khalid, Nauman; Kayani, Waleed Tallat title: Cardiovascular complications in COVID-19 date: 2020-07-19 journal: Am J Emerg Med DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.07.032 sha: doc_id: 258662 cord_uid: 6y45gb0t nan In summary, COVID-19 is associated with significant cardiovascular complications which may also include pericarditis, pericardial effusion and Takotsubo (stress) cardiomyopathy. Cardiovascular complications in COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 detection in the pericardial fluid of a patient with cardiac tamponade COVID-19 (SARS-Cov-2) and the heart -An ominous association All authors have no sources of funding to disclose The authors have no conflict of interest to declare. keywords: covid-19 cache: cord-258662-6y45gb0t.txt plain text: cord-258662-6y45gb0t.txt item: #8 of 62 id: cord-258676-6kgxpcwc author: Haleem, Abid title: Areas of academic research with the impact of COVID-19 date: 2020-04-15 words: 1351 flesch: 50 summary: SARS-CoV-2 is the name of the virus responsible for causing COVID-19 disease, which is highly infectious and lethal. key: cord-258676-6kgxpcwc authors: Haleem, Abid; Javaid, Mohd; Vaishya, Raju; Deshmukh, S.G. title: Areas of academic research with the impact of COVID-19 date: 2020-04-15 journal: Am J Emerg Med DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.04.022 sha: doc_id: 258676 cord_uid: 6kgxpcwc Coronavirus (COVID-19) endemic is growing exponentially in the whole world. keywords: covid-19; disease; pandemic; research cache: cord-258676-6kgxpcwc.txt plain text: cord-258676-6kgxpcwc.txt item: #9 of 62 id: cord-263753-p3evgngz author: Magoon, Rohan title: Dexmedetomidine in COVID-19: probing promises with prudence! date: 2020-10-27 words: 463 flesch: 22 summary: A case report Potential therapeutic value of dexmedetomidine in COVID-19 patients admitted to ICU Dexmedetomidine-associated hyperthermia: A series of 9 cases and a review of the literature Dexmedetomidine-Associated Hyperpyrexia in Three Critically Ill Patients With Coronavirus Disease Sedation, Analgesia, and Paralysis in COVID-19 Patients in the Setting of Drug Shortages COVID-19: ICU delirium management during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic Incidence of dexmedetomidine withdrawal in adult critically Ill patients: a pilot study Sedation for critically ill patients with COVID-19: Which specificities? However, withdrawal can be prevented with the meticulous use of drug or mitigated with clonidine [5] . (iii) In addition, once on invasive mechanical ventilation, a precision approach to sedation in COVID-19 patients, as epitomized by Payen et al, appears to be prudent centralising the focus on inter-individual variability and synchronizing the level of ventilator support to the subsequent target of sedation, thereby directing the subsequent choice of sedative agents, including DEX [8, 9] . keywords: covid-19; dexmedetomidine cache: cord-263753-p3evgngz.txt plain text: cord-263753-p3evgngz.txt item: #10 of 62 id: cord-264257-iu67n7qw author: Tsubokura, Masaharu title: The impact of H1N1 influenza A virus pandemic on the emergency medical service in Kobe date: 2010-02-12 words: 1351 flesch: 50 summary: key: cord-264257-iu67n7qw authors: Tsubokura, Masaharu; Nakada, Haruka; Matsumura, Tomoko; Kodama, Yuko; Kami, Masahiro title: The impact of H1N1 influenza A virus pandemic on the emergency medical service in Kobe date: 2010-02-12 journal: Am J Emerg Med DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.10.013 sha: doc_id: 264257 cord_uid: iu67n7qw nan To the Editor, Pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza virus infection has been identified as the cause of a widespread outbreak of febrile respiratory tract infection. This study showed that H1N1 influenza pandemic did not have a great impact on the EMS system of Kobe. keywords: ems; influenza; patients; period cache: cord-264257-iu67n7qw.txt plain text: cord-264257-iu67n7qw.txt item: #11 of 62 id: cord-265098-u5qssib9 author: Fu, Xin-yan title: Effect of COVID-19 outbreak on the treatment time of patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction date: 2020-09-17 words: 1361 flesch: 47 summary: We retrospectively reviewed the data of STEMI patients admitted to the Hangzhou Chest Pain Center (CPC) during a COVID-19 epidemic period in 2020 (24 cases) and the same period in 2019 (29 cases). The pre-hospital and in-hospital treatment times of STEMI patients during the COVID-19 epidemic were longer than those before the epidemic. keywords: epidemic; infarction; patients; stemi; treatment cache: cord-265098-u5qssib9.txt plain text: cord-265098-u5qssib9.txt item: #12 of 62 id: cord-268049-7xqln70d author: Montrief, Tim title: COVID-19 respiratory support in the emergency department setting date: 2020-08-08 words: 5201 flesch: 38 summary: [24] [25] [26] HFNC is an emerging support modality for patients with COVID-19 and has been associated with increased survival in COVID-19 patients when compared to either NIV or invasive mechanical ventilation. 38 International guidelines on the use of NIV for COVID-19 patients vary, with many guidelines recommending against the routine use of NIV due to increased risk of virus aerosolization and unproven utility in patients with ARDS. keywords: airway; covid-19; failure; intubation; management; niv; oxygen; patients; risk; sars cache: cord-268049-7xqln70d.txt plain text: cord-268049-7xqln70d.txt item: #13 of 62 id: cord-268526-gh9sy7sl author: Hwang, Sung Yeon title: N95 filtering facepiece respirators do not reliably afford respiratory protection during chest compression: A simulation study date: 2019-03-27 words: 3036 flesch: 46 summary: 268526 cord_uid: gh9sy7sl BACKGROUND: N95 filtering facepiece respirators (N95 respirators) may not provide adequate protection against respiratory infections during chest compression due to inappropriate fitting. Even when the participants passed the QNFT, N95 respirators did not afford adequate protection during chest compression. keywords: chest; compression; fit; n95; participants; qnft; respirators; study cache: cord-268526-gh9sy7sl.txt plain text: cord-268526-gh9sy7sl.txt item: #14 of 62 id: cord-268840-m3fp9q3p author: Sahu, Ankit Kumar title: Lung sonographic findings in COVID-19 patients date: 2020-09-04 words: 2522 flesch: 47 summary: key: cord-268840-m3fp9q3p authors: Sahu, Ankit Kumar; Mathew, Roshan; Bhoi, Sanjeev; Sinha, Tej Prakash; Nayer, Jamshed; Aggarwal, Praveen title: Lung sonographic findings in COVID-19 patients date: 2020-09-04 journal: Am J Emerg Med DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.08.080 sha: doc_id: 268840 cord_uid: m3fp9q3p OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to describe the lung sonographic findings of COVID-19 patients prospectively and investigate its association with disease severity. This study was conducted in an emergency department and included consecutively enrolled laboratory confirmed COVID-19 patients. keywords: covid-19; disease; findings; lung; patients; ultrasound cache: cord-268840-m3fp9q3p.txt plain text: cord-268840-m3fp9q3p.txt item: #15 of 62 id: cord-278413-vad80mg5 author: Goldenberg, Matthew N. title: Psychiatric emergency department volume during Covid-19 pandemic date: 2020-06-01 words: 883 flesch: 55 summary: To our knowledge, this letter is one of the first formal descriptions of psychiatric ED volume during the unprecedented Covid-19 public health crisis in the US. Such analysis should increase understanding of the decisions of people to seek (or not seek) emergency psychiatric care during a pandemic and help explain the substantial decrease in ED psychiatric volume. keywords: patients; volume cache: cord-278413-vad80mg5.txt plain text: cord-278413-vad80mg5.txt item: #16 of 62 id: cord-286348-3p7gz8wi author: Choudhary, Rahul title: Impact of Covid-19 outbreak on clinical presentation of patients admitted for acute heart failure in India date: 2020-10-16 words: 1876 flesch: 43 summary: Also, spread of COVID-19 pandemic attracted the major allocation of healthcare infrastructure and human resources, including emergency services, for the care of COVID-19 infected patients, and little is known about the effect of this stressed-out healthcare system on short and long term outcome in patients suffering from HF. Compared with control group, study group patients were more commonly male (82.6 vs 71.6%; p value <0.02), more likely to have atrial fibrillation (23.7 vs 18.2%; p value <0.02), lower eGFR (64.6 vs 77.7%; p value <0.05), lower mean ejection fraction (24.2 ± 5.6 vs 30.4 ± 4.9%; p value <0.001) and higher NT pro BNP levels (mean value 7349.2 vs 5680.4 pg/ml; p value <0.001). keywords: covid-19; patients; period; value cache: cord-286348-3p7gz8wi.txt plain text: cord-286348-3p7gz8wi.txt item: #17 of 62 id: cord-286977-330p60oh author: Barcala-Furelos, Roberto title: Plastic blanket drowning kit: A protection barrier to immediate resuscitation at the beach in the Covid-19 era. A pilot study. date: 2020-09-16 words: 1706 flesch: 52 summary: Plastic blanket is cheap (less than € 1), which can give access to rescuers without resources or without training in PPE use who want to have extra protection. The second step consisted of 10 min of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with PPE and plastic blanket, following the technical recommendations for ventilation during COVID-19. keywords: blanket; plastic; ppe; resuscitation; use cache: cord-286977-330p60oh.txt plain text: cord-286977-330p60oh.txt item: #18 of 62 id: cord-289684-rvbofsmb author: Fisher, Jennifer title: COVID-19 associated parotitis: A case report date: 2020-06-27 words: 1092 flesch: 35 summary: key: cord-289684-rvbofsmb authors: Fisher, Jennifer; Monette, Derek L.; Patel, Krupa R.; Kelley, Brendan P.; Kennedy, Maura title: COVID-19 associated parotitis: A case report date: 2020-06-27 journal: Am J Emerg Med DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.06.059 sha: doc_id: At the time we evaluated this patient there were no reports of COVID-19 associated parotitis. keywords: covid-19; gland; parotitis cache: cord-289684-rvbofsmb.txt plain text: cord-289684-rvbofsmb.txt item: #19 of 62 id: cord-290684-3f6prlqy author: Duan, Jun title: Use of high-flow nasal cannula and noninvasive ventilation in patients with COVID-19: A multicenter observational study date: 2020-07-29 words: 2819 flesch: 58 summary: The duration of HFNC + NIV (median 7.1, IQR: 3.5–12.2 vs. 7.3, IQR: 5.3–10.0 days), intubation rate (17% vs. 15%) and mortality (4% vs. 8%) did not differ between patients who used HFNC and NIV as first-line therapy. In critically ill patients with COVID-19 who used HFNC and NIV as first-line therapy, the duration of HFNC + NIV, intubation rate and mortality did not differ between two groups. keywords: hfnc; intubation; niv; patients; therapy cache: cord-290684-3f6prlqy.txt plain text: cord-290684-3f6prlqy.txt item: #20 of 62 id: cord-293535-9bj5ev1a author: Wang, Yushu title: The influence of corticosteroid on patients with COVID-19 infection: A meta-analysis date: 2020-06-23 words: 556 flesch: 39 summary: In addition, no statistically Which lessons shall we learn from the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak? Clinical features and treatment of COVID-19 patients in northeast Chongqing Risk factors for severity and mortality in adult COVID-19 inpatients in Wuhan Clinical manifestations and sero-immunological characteristics of 155 patients with COVID-19 Analysis of factors associated with disease outcomes in hospitalized patients with 2019 novel coronavirus disease Correction to: Clinical predictors of mortality due to COVID-19 based on an analysis of data of 150 patients from 293535 cord_uid: 9bj5ev1a nan J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f (SARS-CoV) and Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome (MERS)-CoV and did not investigate the effect of corticosteroids on mortality in COVID-19 patients. keywords: covid-19; patients cache: cord-293535-9bj5ev1a.txt plain text: cord-293535-9bj5ev1a.txt item: #21 of 62 id: cord-294736-ji4jz3h6 author: Beşler, Muhammed Said title: Acute myocarditis associated with COVID-19 infection() date: 2020-06-02 words: 301 flesch: 34 summary: This case showed that acute myocarditis can be the initial presentation of patients with COVID-19 infection. key: cord-294736-ji4jz3h6 authors: Beşler, Muhammed Said; Arslan, Halil title: Acute myocarditis associated with COVID-19 infection() date: 2020-06-02 journal: Am J Emerg Med DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.05.100 sha: doc_id: 294736 cord_uid: ji4jz3h6 We present the case of a 20-year-old male patient without previous history of cardiovascular disease who was admitted to our hospital with a new onset febrile sensation and chest pain. keywords: covid-19; myocarditis cache: cord-294736-ji4jz3h6.txt plain text: cord-294736-ji4jz3h6.txt item: #22 of 62 id: cord-297671-3d3gcn6k author: Venn, April M.R. title: A case series of pediatric croup with COVID-19 date: 2020-09-15 words: 2363 flesch: 54 summary: [22, 23] Further study is warranted to determine effective steroid recommendations for pediatric COVID-19 croup patients. There might have been additional cases of COVID-19 croup without stridor, who did not require racemic epinephrine, in our ED. keywords: covid-19; croup; dexamethasone; hours; sars; stridor cache: cord-297671-3d3gcn6k.txt plain text: cord-297671-3d3gcn6k.txt item: #23 of 62 id: cord-298640-zwg8ueyb author: Smereka, Jacek title: The use of personal protective equipment in the COVID-19 pandemic era date: 2020-04-15 words: 802 flesch: 36 summary: Medical personnel protection is of particular importance because of the risk of infecting other members of medical teams, including not only physicians, nurses or paramedics, but also other support personnel necessary to maintain the continuity of care for patients [1, 2] . Medical personnel protection is a priority as in their case, infection or even the need for quarantine may pose a real threat to patients. keywords: covid-19; personnel cache: cord-298640-zwg8ueyb.txt plain text: cord-298640-zwg8ueyb.txt item: #24 of 62 id: cord-300132-lbbibqv3 author: Clifford, Christopher T. title: Association between COVID-19 diagnosis and presenting chief complaint from New York City triage data date: 2020-11-07 words: 2833 flesch: 51 summary: A novel high risk COVID-19 patient population was identified from chief complaint data, which is different from current suggested CDC guidelines, and may help triage systems to better isolate COVID-19 patients. Conclusion: A novel high risk COVID-19 patient population was identified from chief complaint data, which is different from current suggested CDC guidelines, and may help triage systems to better isolate COVID-19 patients. keywords: chief; complaints; covid-19; data; patients; triage cache: cord-300132-lbbibqv3.txt plain text: cord-300132-lbbibqv3.txt item: #25 of 62 id: cord-301623-uza6gu4r author: Moscarelli, Alessandra title: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in prone position: A scoping review date: 2020-09-10 words: 3389 flesch: 37 summary: The procedure has been described in settings such as neurosurgery and prone position mechanical ventilation, and an increasing number of cardiac arrests in prone positioned patients is expected in the COVID-19 era. American Heart Association guidelines update for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation Use of extreme position changes in acute respiratory failure Helmet continuous positive airway pressure and prone positioning: A proposal for an early management of COVID-19 patients Feasibility and physiological effects of prone positioning in non-intubated patients with acute respiratory failure due to COVID-19 (PRON-COVID): a prospective cohort study COVID-19 kills at home: the close relationship between the epidemic and the increase of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests Interim Guidance for Basic and Advanced Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 PRISMA extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and explanation Cardiopulmonary J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f Journal Pre-proof resuscitation in prone position: A simplified method for outpatients Reverse CPR: A pilot study of CPR in the prone position The efficacy of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the prone position Prone cardiopulmonary resuscitation in elderly undergoing posterior spinal fusion with laminectomy Cardiac arrest in the prone position caused by central venous cannulation-induced cardiac tamponade Cardiac pulmonary resuscitation in prone position. keywords: arrest; case; cpr; patients; position; resuscitation; reverse; studies cache: cord-301623-uza6gu4r.txt plain text: cord-301623-uza6gu4r.txt item: #26 of 62 id: cord-308807-9yggo5yk author: Zheng, DavidX. title: National analysis of COVID-19 and older emergency physicians date: 2020-11-04 words: 609 flesch: 44 summary: Given the association between advanced age and COVID-19 severity, 2 our objective was to compare the geographic distribution of U.S. EPs age  60 years to the cumulative distribution of confirmed COVID-19 cases, to highlight the potential risks faced by this vulnerable population of clinicians. States were grouped into color-coordinated quintiles based on relative proportion of older EPs, and cumulative COVID-19 case volumes were adjusted with a logarithmic scale to create proportionally-sized data points. keywords: covid-19; eps cache: cord-308807-9yggo5yk.txt plain text: cord-308807-9yggo5yk.txt item: #27 of 62 id: cord-310207-lfub6y5m author: Nanda, Satyan title: Covid-19 associated Guillain-Barre Syndrome: Contrasting tale of four patients from a tertiary care centre in India date: 2020-09-16 words: 1318 flesch: 46 summary: Less frequent involvement of cranial nerves in GBS secondary to Covid-19 is also in contrast to Zika virus associated GBS, where facial and third nerve involvement was quite common [7] . All our patients developed features of GBS, 5-10 days after the onset of Covid-19 symptoms, which is similar to the interval seen with Guillain-Barré syndrome that occurs secondary to other infections [9] . keywords: covid-19; days; gbs; syndrome cache: cord-310207-lfub6y5m.txt plain text: cord-310207-lfub6y5m.txt item: #28 of 62 id: cord-311353-ozqfsuh8 author: Sun, Chun-Yang title: The role of Chinese medicine in COVID-19 pneumonia: A systematic review and meta-analysis date: 2020-07-08 words: 1654 flesch: 45 summary: key: cord-311353-ozqfsuh8 authors: Sun, Chun-Yang; Sun, Ya-Lei; Li, Xin-Min title: The role of Chinese medicine in COVID-19 pneumonia: This meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of CM in the treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia. keywords: covid-19; pneumonia; rcts; treatment cache: cord-311353-ozqfsuh8.txt plain text: cord-311353-ozqfsuh8.txt item: #29 of 62 id: cord-312623-ktswh3fu author: Werthman-Ehrenreich, Amanda title: Mucormycosis with orbital compartment syndrome in a patient with COVID-19 date: 2020-09-16 words: 1441 flesch: 36 summary: Amphotericin B was added for coverage of possible mucormycosis. On day 24 of hospitalization, repeat MRI of the brain showed previously noted regions of cerebral edema had evolved into multiple encapsulated complex fluid collections predominantly in the bifrontal region suspicious for invasive mucormycosis ( figure 5 and 6 ). keywords: covid-19; infection; mucormycosis; patient cache: cord-312623-ktswh3fu.txt plain text: cord-312623-ktswh3fu.txt item: #30 of 62 id: cord-316513-dbzj101e author: Sen-Crowe, Brendon title: Utilizing technology as a method of contact tracing and surveillance to minimize the risk of contracting COVID-19 infection date: 2020-07-04 words: 452 flesch: 48 summary: In addition, early detection and contact tracing has the potential to conserve hospital resources that have become scarce throughout the pandemic. Hence, targeted distribution of hospital resources to these areas can make the difference for a hospital to adequately treat those in critical condition without the need for triaging treatment between patients. keywords: infection; testing cache: cord-316513-dbzj101e.txt plain text: cord-316513-dbzj101e.txt item: #31 of 62 id: cord-317784-fl9zbgad author: Senthilkumaran, Subramanian title: Propofol in COVID 19 — From basic science to clinical impact date: 2020-07-09 words: 457 flesch: 21 summary: o f increases angiotensin-converting enzyme2 (ACE2) expressions in human endothelial cells as mentioned by Sohn [2] . Moreover, propofol also increases the concentration of cyclic guanosine monophosphate in cultured endothelial cells through a NO dependent mechanism [4] . keywords: endothelial; propofol cache: cord-317784-fl9zbgad.txt plain text: cord-317784-fl9zbgad.txt item: #32 of 62 id: cord-318188-baat9464 author: Park, Soo Hyun title: Are loose-fitting powered air-purifying respirators safe during chest compression? A simulation study date: 2020-03-31 words: 3714 flesch: 50 summary: key: cord-318188-baat9464 authors: Park, Soo Hyun; Hwang, Sung Yeon; Lee, Guntak; Park, Jong Eun; Kim, Taerim; Shin, Tae Gun; Sim, Min Seob; Jo, Ik Joon; Kim, Seonwoo; Yoon, Hee title: Are loose-fitting powered air-purifying respirators safe during chest compression? We investigated the protective effect and usefulness of loose-fitting powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) during chest compression. keywords: air; chest; compression; papr; participants; protection; simulation; study; swpf cache: cord-318188-baat9464.txt plain text: cord-318188-baat9464.txt item: #33 of 62 id: cord-322297-euqmv6rw author: Kim, Sung Hyun title: Association between ambient PM(2.5) and emergency department visits for psychiatric emergency diseases() date: 2018-11-24 words: 4166 flesch: 45 summary: key: cord-322297-euqmv6rw authors: Kim, Sung Hyun; Shin, Sang Do; Song, Kyoung Jun; Ro, Young Sun; Kong, So Yeon; Kim, Jeongeun; Ko, Seo Young; Lee, Sun Young title: Association between ambient PM(2.5) and emergency department visits for psychiatric emergency diseases() date: 2018-11-24 journal: Am J Emerg Med DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.11.034 sha: doc_id: 322297 cord_uid: euqmv6rw BACKGROUND: Whether or not short-term exposure to particulate matter <2.5 μm in diameter (PM(2.5)) increases the risk of psychiatric emergency diseases is unclear. keywords: air; daily; diseases; emergency; seoul; study; visits cache: cord-322297-euqmv6rw.txt plain text: cord-322297-euqmv6rw.txt item: #34 of 62 id: cord-322778-a411t2wg author: Skalidis, Ioannis title: Unenhanced computed tomography (CT) utility for triage at the emergency department during COVID-19 pandemic date: 2020-07-28 words: 4087 flesch: 44 summary: CT results modified the direction of 16 patients awaiting results of RT-PCR (which could take up to 24 hours). For patients with negative RT-PCR tests but positive CT results, follow-up RT-PCR analyses and/or CT images were tracked to further confirm the imaging diagnosis if available. keywords: chest; covid-19; hospital; patients; pcr; probability; results cache: cord-322778-a411t2wg.txt plain text: cord-322778-a411t2wg.txt item: #35 of 62 id: cord-322887-md446f9p author: Carver, Catherine title: Cardiac injury and ARDS meta-analysis validity – Correspondence in response to Santoso et al. date: 2020-06-27 words: 541 flesch: 46 summary: If so, we would appreciate Santoso et al sharing this information publicly as it would inform our research and no doubt that of others. key: cord-322887-md446f9p authors: Carver, Catherine; Jones, Nicholas title: Cardiac injury and ARDS meta-analysis validity – Correspondence in response to Santoso et al. date: 2020-06-27 journal: Am J Emerg Med DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.06.028 sha: doc_id: 322887 cord_uid: md446f9p nan In the course of writing a rapid review for the University of Oxford, we came across an interesting and timely systematic review and meta-analysis in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine by and colleagues (1). keywords: ards cache: cord-322887-md446f9p.txt plain text: cord-322887-md446f9p.txt item: #36 of 62 id: cord-330704-4piesfxu author: Avdeev, Sergey N. title: Noninvasive ventilation for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in patients with COVID-19 date: 2020-10-01 words: 1732 flesch: 45 summary: All HCWs who were exposed to NIV patients used appropriate personal protection equipment (PPE) composed of FFP2/FFP3 masks, eye and head protections, disposable protective suits, gloves, and overshoes and nobody of HCWs was infected with SARS-CoV-2 during the study period. D-dimer was the best predictor of NIV failure with the area under the ROC curve of 0.82 (95% CI 0.64-1.00), p=0.002, sensitivity 82% and specificity 80% for D-dimer level > 1190 ng/mL). keywords: covid-19; failure; niv; patients; study cache: cord-330704-4piesfxu.txt plain text: cord-330704-4piesfxu.txt item: #37 of 62 id: cord-333176-6v7ficfk author: Snell, Jonathan title: SARS-CoV-2 infection and its association with thrombosis and ischemic stroke: A review COVID-19, thrombosis, and ischemic stroke date: 2020-09-30 words: 2062 flesch: 30 summary: The Lancet Fibrinolysis Shutdown Correlation with Thromboembolic Events in Severe COVID-19 Infection Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and Venous Thromboembolism in Multiple Organs The clinical pathology of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): a report from China Endothelial cell infection and endotheliitis in COVID-19 Endothelial dysfunction: a marker of atherosclerotic risk Interactions between the innate immune and blood coagulation systems Coagulopathy and Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Patients with Covid-19 Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a Patient with Covid-19 Complement associated microvascular injury and thrombosis in the pathogenesis of severe COVID-19 infection: A report of five cases Will Complement Inhibition Be the New Target in Treating COVID-19-Related Systemic Thrombosis? Links Between Complement Activation and Thrombosis The ACE2/Angiotensin Angiotensin 1-7 and Mas decrease thrombosis in Bdkrb2−/− mice by increasing NO and prostacyclin to reduce platelet spreading and glycoprotein VI activation An orally active formulation of angiotensin-(1-7) produces an antithrombotic effect The Antithrombotic Effect of Angiotensin-(1-7) Involves Mas-Mediated NO Release from Platelets Roles of coagulation and fibrinolysis in angiotensin II enhanced microvascular thrombosis Prothrombotic effects of angiotensin Epidemiology and the global burden of stroke Human and economic burden of stroke Large artery ischaemic stroke in severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) Neurologic Manifestations of Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease Stroke in a young COVID -19 patient Surprise Diagnosis of COVID-19 following Neuroimaging Evaluation for Unrelated Reasons during the Pandemic in Hot Spots COVID-19-related strokes in adults below 55 years of age: a case series Large-Vessel Stroke as a Presenting Feature of Covid-19 in the Young Prothrombotic state induced by COVID-19 infection as trigger for stroke in young patients: A dangerous association. 3 Isolation and sequencing of this virus from human airway epithelial cells allowed the characterization of the betacoronavirus named SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that is the etiologic agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19) . keywords: ace2; coronavirus; cov-2; covid-19; infection; sars cache: cord-333176-6v7ficfk.txt plain text: cord-333176-6v7ficfk.txt item: #38 of 62 id: cord-333797-six8wzxz author: Heaney, Ashley I. title: Newly diagnosed diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis precipitated by COVID-19 infection date: 2020-06-06 words: 902 flesch: 58 summary: COVID-19 infection may cause ketosis and ketoacidosis Practical recommendations for the management of diabetes in patients with COVID-19 Diabetic ketoacidosis precipitated by Covid-19 in a patient with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus Endocrine and metabolic link to coronavirus infection Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Inhibitors in Patients with Covid-19 Binding of SARS coronavirus to its receptor damages islets and causes acute diabetes Angiotensin II and the endocrine pancreas: effects on islet blood flow and insulin secretion in rats As emergency physicians continue to treat patients with COVID-19 infection, it is important to understand the implications this disease can have on organ systems. keywords: covid-19; diabetes; patient cache: cord-333797-six8wzxz.txt plain text: cord-333797-six8wzxz.txt item: #39 of 62 id: cord-333827-zpdnzwle author: Zhao, Jinqiu title: Potential risk factors for case fatality rate of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in China: A pooled analysis of individual patient data date: 2020-08-17 words: 2791 flesch: 51 summary: The following inclusive selection criteria were applied: (i) patients were diagnosed with 2019 novel coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) (ii) study design was the J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f Journal Pre-proof cohort study comparing fatal patients with non-fatal patients (or severe cases versus non-severe cases). In contrast, the proportion of men and women showed no statistical difference between ICU patients and non-ICU patients in another study [18] . keywords: analysis; cfr; coronavirus; covid-19; patients; study cache: cord-333827-zpdnzwle.txt plain text: cord-333827-zpdnzwle.txt item: #40 of 62 id: cord-333872-shhugvx0 author: Kumar, Jitendra title: The conundrum of rising Covid19 infection among health care workers: An emerging paradigm date: 2020-07-04 words: 576 flesch: 56 summary: key: cord-333872-shhugvx0 authors: Kumar, Jitendra; Khatana, P.S.; Raina, Rajni title: The conundrum of rising Covid19 infection among health care workers: An emerging paradigm date: 2020-07-04 journal: Am J Emerg Med DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.07.001 sha: doc_id: 333872 cord_uid: shhugvx0 nan in your esteemed journal has drawn our attention and we read it very keenly. COVID-19 in health care workers -A systematic review and meta-analysis The use of personal protective equipment in the COVID-19 pandemic era COVID-19 and the Risk to Health Care Workers: A Case Report Death from Covid-19 of 23 Health Care Workers in China COVID-2019) keywords: hcws; infection cache: cord-333872-shhugvx0.txt plain text: cord-333872-shhugvx0.txt item: #41 of 62 id: cord-334416-4tslee57 author: Sen-Crowe, Brendon title: Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic: Staying home save lives date: 2020-04-02 words: 1039 flesch: 52 summary: The rate of COVID-19 infection is largely determined by its reproductive number (R 0 ) key: cord-334416-4tslee57 authors: Sen-Crowe, Brendon; McKenney, Mark; Elkbuli, Adel title: Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic: Staying home save lives date: 2020-04-02 journal: Am J Emerg Med DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.03.063 sha: doc_id: 334416 cord_uid: 4tslee57 nan The severity of the COVID-19 outbreak is the greatest public health threat caused by a respiratory virus since 1918. keywords: covid-19; distancing; infection cache: cord-334416-4tslee57.txt plain text: cord-334416-4tslee57.txt item: #42 of 62 id: cord-334705-vclkuink author: Sokas, Claire M. title: Is social distancing keeping patients from the ED?() date: 2020-07-16 words: 890 flesch: 46 summary: We sought to characterize perceptions of public health recommendations and explore the decision to seek medical care for common symptoms. Most participants agreed or strongly agreed the novel coronavirus affected their daily work, family, or social activities (91%), that it is important for the general public to follow recommendations of public health officials (93%), and the pandemic will be shorter if public health recommendations are followed (88%). keywords: care; health; public cache: cord-334705-vclkuink.txt plain text: cord-334705-vclkuink.txt item: #43 of 62 id: cord-336005-nm34bfsl author: Mahan, Keenan title: Abdominal pain in a patient with COVID-19 infection: A case of multiple thromboemboli date: 2020-05-26 words: 889 flesch: 36 summary: key: cord-336005-nm34bfsl authors: Mahan, Keenan; Kabrhel, Christopher; Goldsmith, Andrew J. title: Abdominal pain in a patient with COVID-19 infection: A case of multiple thromboemboli date: 2020-05-26 journal: Am J Emerg Med DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.05.054 sha: doc_id: 336005 cord_uid: nm34bfsl The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has created diagnostic uncertainty with regards to distinguishing this infection from pulmonary embolism (PE). Although there appears to be an increased incidence of thromboembolic disease in patients with COVID-19 infection, recommendations regarding anticoagulation are lacking. keywords: covid-19; patients cache: cord-336005-nm34bfsl.txt plain text: cord-336005-nm34bfsl.txt item: #44 of 62 id: cord-338814-r9ym1h3m author: Li, Yan title: Using social media for telemedicine during the COVID-19 epidemic date: 2020-08-17 words: 541 flesch: 52 summary: key: cord-338814-r9ym1h3m authors: Li, Yan; Zhang, Kai title: Using social media for telemedicine during the COVID-19 epidemic date: 2020-08-17 journal: Am J Emerg Med DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.08.007 sha: doc_id: 338814 cord_uid: r9ym1h3m nan measures to prevent the spread of the epidemic [1] [2] [3] . Social media played an essential role during the COVID-19 epidemic. keywords: covid-19; media cache: cord-338814-r9ym1h3m.txt plain text: cord-338814-r9ym1h3m.txt item: #45 of 62 id: cord-338855-1hfj8qj9 author: Dr Adylle Varon, L. title: Traditional chinese medicine and COVID-19: should emergency practitioners use it? date: 2020-07-03 words: 361 flesch: 45 summary: Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in First case of 2019 novel coronavirus in the United States 2020 Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study Presenting characteristics, comorbidities, and outcomes among 5700 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the New York City area Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment of COVID-19 Combination of Western Medicine and Chinese Traditional Patent Medicine in treating a family case of COVID-19 The role of Chinese Medicine in COVID-19 pneumonia: Classical herbal formulas, such as Yu Ping Feng San, Sang Ju Yin and Yin Qiao San, were highly sought out for prevention and treatment of In this issue of The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, Sun and coworkers present an adept metanalysis supporting the clinical efficacy and safety of using TCM herbal prescriptions for the treatment of COVID-19. keywords: covid-19; medicine cache: cord-338855-1hfj8qj9.txt plain text: cord-338855-1hfj8qj9.txt item: #46 of 62 id: cord-338863-0jlp9lb4 author: Huecker, Martin title: COVID-19: Optimizing healthcare provider wellness and posttraumatic growth date: 2020-08-27 words: 1251 flesch: 31 summary: After SARS 2003, respondents in Hong Kong reported increased care for family, more focus on mental health, and more time devoted to relaxation (17) . medRxiv Vicarious traumatization in the general public, members, and non-members of medical teams aiding in COVID-19 control A comparison of burnout frequency among oncology physicians and nurses working on the front lines and usual wards during the COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan Psychological resilience and post-traumatic growth in disaster-exposed organisations: overview of the literature Positive mental health-related impacts of the SARS epidemic on the general public in Hong Kong and their associations with other negative impacts Preserving mental health and resilience in frontline healthcare workers during COVID-19. keywords: covid-19; growth; health; healthcare cache: cord-338863-0jlp9lb4.txt plain text: cord-338863-0jlp9lb4.txt item: #47 of 62 id: cord-338922-wew3hety author: Miller, Kelsey A. title: Impact of COVID-19 on professional and personal responsibilities of Massachusetts physicians date: 2020-08-27 words: 773 flesch: 44 summary: This is a cross-sectional, observational study of Massachusetts emergency medicine (EM) and pediatric physicians. Pediatric physicians (8%) were more likely to experience a change in their employment status compared to EM and pediatric EM (PEM) physicians (0%, p < 0.05). keywords: covid-19; pandemic; physicians cache: cord-338922-wew3hety.txt plain text: cord-338922-wew3hety.txt item: #48 of 62 id: cord-339864-rv5zw972 author: Reihani, Hamidreza title: Non-evidenced based treatment: An unintended cause of morbidity and mortality related to COVID-19 date: 2020-05-06 words: 1012 flesch: 41 summary: In silico screening of Chinese herbal medicines with the potential to directly inhibit 2019 novel coronavirus Traditional Chinese herbal medicine for treating novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pneumonia: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis Toxicities by herbal medicines with emphasis to traditional Chinese medicine Misinformation and false medical advice spreads in Iran Risk Communication: EPI-WIN World Health Organization. Use of Chinese herbal products for treating viruses is not guided by viral pathology, rather herbs are prescribed by herbalists according to Chinese diagnostic patterns (inspection, listening, smelling, inquiry, and palpitation) keywords: coronavirus; covid-19; health; herbal cache: cord-339864-rv5zw972.txt plain text: cord-339864-rv5zw972.txt item: #49 of 62 id: cord-341060-otvoo99j author: Alharthy, Abdulrahman title: Thrombolysis in severe COVID-19 pneumonia with massive pulmonary embolism date: 2020-07-30 words: 914 flesch: 41 summary: Baseline Characteristics and Outcomes of 1591 Patients Infected With SARS-CoV Admitted to ICUs of the Lombardy Region, Italy Cardiac Involvement in a Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) First case of COVID-19 complicated with fulminant myocarditis: a case report and insights COVID-19 and the cardiovascular system: implications for risk assessment, diagnosis, and treatment options COVID-19 and the Heart Cardiovascular Considerations for Patients, Health Care Workers, and Health Systems During the COVID-19 Pandemic Endothelial cell infection and endotheliitis in COVID-19 Catheter-directed thrombolysis in COVID-19 pneumonia with acute PE: Thinking beyond the guidelines A prospective, longitudinal evaluation of point-ofcare lung ultrasound in critically ill patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia Insights from the MAGELLAN and MARINER Trials Severe pulmonary embolism in COVID-19 patients: a call for increased awareness Deep Vein Thrombosis in Hospitalized Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcome China Medical Treatment Expert Group for Covid-19 Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in China. keywords: care; covid-19; patient cache: cord-341060-otvoo99j.txt plain text: cord-341060-otvoo99j.txt item: #50 of 62 id: cord-341527-03rh966o author: Stockton, John title: Dexmedetomidine and worsening hypoxemia in the setting of COVID-19: A case report date: 2020-05-27 words: 1166 flesch: 43 summary: The pharmacokinetics of dexmedetomidine make it ideal in nonintubated COVID-19 patients. If dexmedetomidine can improve compliance with non-invasive oxygen support (the current recommended first-line therapy) while promoting better oxygenation, it may also decrease the need for mechanical ventilation and thus improve mortality. keywords: covid-19; dexmedetomidine; patient cache: cord-341527-03rh966o.txt plain text: cord-341527-03rh966o.txt item: #51 of 62 id: cord-344120-7t5ce2hb author: Baroutjian, Amanda title: SARS-CoV-2 pharmacologic therapies and their safety/effectiveness according to level of evidence date: 2020-09-01 words: 5292 flesch: 49 summary: While we await higher quality evidence from randomized control trials and meta-analyses, these results provide some context on the efficacy of pharmacologic therapy in COVID-19 patients. In the absence of a vaccine available to the public, there is a great need for level 1 evidence from randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses to support the development of evidence-based guidelines to treat COVID-19 patients. keywords: clinical; covid-19; day; days; group; improvement; patients; time cache: cord-344120-7t5ce2hb.txt plain text: cord-344120-7t5ce2hb.txt item: #52 of 62 id: cord-344136-k5gh0s6y author: Ouyang, Lichen title: Association of acute kidney injury with the severity and mortality of SARS-CoV-2 infection: A meta-analysis date: 2020-09-02 words: 2419 flesch: 42 summary: Most patients with COVID-19 are considered as non-severe patients and recover from this infection. We compared the laboratory indicators of renal impairment and incidences of AKI in the severe versus non-severe cases, and survival versus non-survival cases, respectively. keywords: aki; cases; clinical; covid-19; non; patients cache: cord-344136-k5gh0s6y.txt plain text: cord-344136-k5gh0s6y.txt item: #53 of 62 id: cord-344154-j5jjl0ok author: Kandil, Manar title: MAGraine: Magnesium compared to conventional therapy for treatment of migraines date: 2020-09-14 words: 2555 flesch: 45 summary: The results of the MAGraine study demonstrated that IV magnesium sulfate, metoclopramide, and prochlorperazine were effective in decreasing pain scores for migraines at 30, 60, and 120 minutes, however one agent was not superior to the rest. No statistically significant differences in change in pain scores were found between all three treatment arms; however, a post hoc noninferiority analysis revealed that when compared to prochlorperazine and metoclopramide, IV magnesium was non-inferior ( figure 3) . keywords: magnesium; metoclopramide; migraine; patients; study cache: cord-344154-j5jjl0ok.txt plain text: cord-344154-j5jjl0ok.txt item: #54 of 62 id: cord-345510-togrmvlk author: Kinney, Brad title: Rapid outdoor non-compression intubation (RONCI) of cardiac arrests to mitigate COVID-19 exposure to emergency department staff date: 2020-05-27 words: 1232 flesch: 34 summary: We propose a novel technique for rapid outdoor non-compression intubation (RONCI) of cardiac arrest patients while en route from the ambulance bay to the resuscitation bay to further decrease the risk of viral aerosolization. 3, 4 This has prompted many to question the standard resuscitation of COVID-19 infected cardiac arrest patients, so modification of current resuscitation practices is being explored on many different levels. keywords: covid-19; intubation; resuscitation; staff cache: cord-345510-togrmvlk.txt plain text: cord-345510-togrmvlk.txt item: #55 of 62 id: cord-349355-k48s9sum author: Janssen, Joris title: Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a male adult with COVID-19 pneumonia date: 2020-07-30 words: 960 flesch: 36 summary: Correlation of Chest CT and RT-PCR Testing in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China: A Report of 1014 Cases CT Imaging Features of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Role of Chest CT in Diagnosis and Management Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in H1N1 infection: uncommon complication of a common infection Pneumomediastinum in a patient with pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia Clinical progression and viral load in a community outbreak of coronavirus-associated SARS pneumonia: a prospective study Spontaneous pneumomediastinum occurring in the SARS-COV-2 infection Mediastinal Emphysema, Giant Bulla, and Pneumothorax Developed during the Course of COVID-19 Pneumonia COVID-19 with spontaneous pneumomediastinum. Here we present a case of spontaneous pneumomediastinum in COVID-19 pneumonia, and discuss the possible mechanism underlying this association as well as clinical implications. keywords: covid-19; pneumomediastinum; pneumonia cache: cord-349355-k48s9sum.txt plain text: cord-349355-k48s9sum.txt item: #56 of 62 id: cord-349561-4mkiwg9k author: Porta, Alessandra Della title: Acute chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine toxicity: A review for emergency clinicians date: 2020-07-19 words: 9237 flesch: 37 summary: Many of the features of aminoquinoline toxicity are pertinent to ED care, particularly serum abnormalities and cardiac, respiratory, and neurologic phenomena. As opposed to quinine, aminoquinoline toxicity is less commonly associated with acute onset of GI symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. keywords: aminoquinoline; chloroquine; hydroxychloroquine; overdose; patients; potassium; r n; sodium; toxicity; treatment; use cache: cord-349561-4mkiwg9k.txt plain text: cord-349561-4mkiwg9k.txt item: #57 of 62 id: cord-349909-hmyv1nep author: Misa, Nana-Yaa title: Racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-19 disease burden & mortality among emergency department patients in a safety net health system date: 2020-09-24 words: 3931 flesch: 45 summary: The primary outcome was COVID-19 test positivity rate stratified by race and ethnicity, and the secondary outcome was 30-day in hospital mortality. A strength of our study is that we demonstrate the disparity in COVID-19 test positivity rate to be significant even after controlling for access to care, age, medical co-morbidities, social factors and site of testing. keywords: covid-19; disease; health; latinx; mortality; patients; positivity; testing cache: cord-349909-hmyv1nep.txt plain text: cord-349909-hmyv1nep.txt item: #58 of 62 id: cord-350045-85jug39x author: Pruc, Michal title: Risk of coronavirus infections among medical personnel date: 2020-05-08 words: 632 flesch: 49 summary: r o o f Dear Editor, infections from the coronavirus group are a very important problem among medical personnel. This is most often due to the fact that medical personnel is incorrectly trained in proper protection against the virus and lack of equipment that meets the relevant standards. keywords: personnel; sars cache: cord-350045-85jug39x.txt plain text: cord-350045-85jug39x.txt item: #59 of 62 id: cord-350473-f47i7y5h author: Sen-Crowe, Brendon title: COVID-19 laboratory testing issues and capacities as we transition to surveillance testing and contact tracing date: 2020-05-27 words: 1103 flesch: 47 summary: Johns Hopkins -Center for Health Security The value of urine biochemical parameters in the prediction of the severity of coronavirus disease 2020;/j/cclm.ahead-of-print HHS funds development of COVID-19 diagnostic tests. The sensitivity of PCR tests have been estimated at 71%, resulting in ~30% of infected patients having a negative finding. keywords: covid-19; sensitivity; testing; tests cache: cord-350473-f47i7y5h.txt plain text: cord-350473-f47i7y5h.txt item: #60 of 62 id: cord-352656-hpuhjbki author: Cohen, Brett A. title: Emergency department operations in a large health system during COVID-19 date: 2020-06-02 words: 1213 flesch: 45 summary: 2,3 Following a severe wildfire in San Diego, ED volumes decreased while rates of admission and LWBS increased. The initial COVID-19 pandemic led to decreased ED volumes across a health system. keywords: volume cache: cord-352656-hpuhjbki.txt plain text: cord-352656-hpuhjbki.txt item: #61 of 62 id: cord-353698-gj8sx3zy author: Bibiano-Guillen, C. title: Adapted Diving Mask (ADM) device as respiratory support with oxygen output during COVID-19 pandemic date: 2020-10-28 words: 3323 flesch: 47 summary: This prevents exposure to other patients and healthcare professionals [29, 32, 33] . To assess patient improvement, we used the following variables: The medical records of patients were analyzed by the research team of the Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid. keywords: adm; covid-19; mask; oxygen; patients; saturation; support; use cache: cord-353698-gj8sx3zy.txt plain text: cord-353698-gj8sx3zy.txt item: #62 of 62 id: cord-354468-bew35s8q author: Margus, Colton title: Discharge in pandemic: Suspected Covid-19 patients returning to the Emergency Department within 72 hours for admission date: 2020-08-18 words: 4025 flesch: 40 summary: While not considered a favorable outcome, ED return admission does not necessarily indicate an error in disposition decision. Additionally, timeframes longer than 72 hours may also serve as appropriate cutoffs for reviewing ED return admissions. keywords: admission; covid-19; discharge; disease; emergency; hours; patients; return; study cache: cord-354468-bew35s8q.txt plain text: cord-354468-bew35s8q.txt