Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
CRISPR-Based Test Can Diagnose COVID-19 in Under 60 Minutes
Like other tests, this one can detect COVID-19 in samples from respiratory swabs
Guidance Developed for Treating Cardiac Arrest During COVID-19
Guidelines balance competing interests of providing timely, high-quality care with protecting rescuers
Surgery Department Outlines Rapid Response to COVID-19
Surgeons describe operation-triage plan to reduce surgery volumes and manage health care resources
Sharp Drop in Demand Seen for COVID-19 Tests at Private Labs
Private labs conduct the vast majority of testing for COVID-19 in the United States
Scientists Design Protective Respirator for Health Care Workers
Team created 3D-printed parts to modify a surgical helmet into a powered air-purifying respirator
FDA Urges COVID-19 Survivors to Donate Plasma
Convalescent plasma has antibodies and could be used to treat severely ill COVID-19 patients
Intubation Initiated in One in Five Who Died of COVID-19 in China
27 percent of patients only received nasal or face mask oxygen treatment before they died
Common Coronaviruses Are Highly Seasonal
Most cases peak during winter months, with highest infection frequency in children younger than age 5 years
SARS-CoV-2 Contamination of Air, Surfaces Examined in ICU, Wards
Rate of positivity higher in ICU than in COVID-19 ward; half of samples from ICU staff shoe soles positive
