COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus Knowledge Hub

Evidence

• NICE Evidence  **UPDATED: New rapid guidelines & evidence summaries**
  • acute kidney injury in hospital - NG175
  • acute myocardial injury - NG171
  • acute use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for people with or at risk of COVID-19 - ES23
  • anakinra for COVID-19 associated secondary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis - ES26
  • angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) in people with or at risk of COVID-19 - ES24
  • antibiotics for pneumonia in adults in hospital - NG173
  • arranging planned care in hospitals and diagnostic services - NG179  **NEW**
  • children and young people who are immunocompromised - NG174
  • community-based care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - NG168
  • critical care in adults - NG159
  • chronic kidney disease - NG176
  • cystic fibrosis - NG170
  • delivery of radiotherapy - NG162
  • delivery of systemic anticancer treatments - NG161
  • dermatological conditions treated with drugs affecting the immune response - NG169
  • dialysis service delivery - NG162
  • gastrointestinal and liver conditions treated with drugs affecting the immune response - NG172
  • haematopoietic stem cell transplantation - NG164
  • interstitial lung disease - NG177
  • long-term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for people with or at risk of COVID-19 - ES25
  • managing suspected or confirmed pneumonia in adults in the community - NG165
  • managing symptoms (including at the end of life) in the community - NG163
  • Remdesivir for treating hospitalised patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 - ES27
  • renal transplantation - NG178
  • rheumatological autoimmune, inflammatory and metabolic bone disorders - NG167
  • severe asthma - NG166
• Oxford COVID-19 Evidence Service (Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine)
• Coronavirus: Finding the evidence (Public Health England Library)​
• Overview of WN-CoV (BMJ Best Practice)
• Coronavirus resources (free resources from UpToDate)
• ​Global research on coronavirus disease COVID-19 (WHO)
• Cochrane special collection: Coronavirus (COVID-19): infection control and prevention measures
• Cochrane special collection: Coronavirus (COVID-19): evidence relevant to critical care
• ​​PubMed search strategy
• ClinicalTrials.gov​
• Living systematic map of the evidence
• Intensive Care Society knowledge sharing virtual meeting held on 5th April 2020
• COVID-19 research findings reports (MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis)
• Dynamed resources:
  • COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)
  • COVID-19 and Special Populations
  • COVID-19 and Cancer Patients
  • COVID-19 and Pregnant Patients
  • COVID-19 and Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and End-stage Renal Disease (ERSD)

Journal and e-book collections

• BMJ resources​
• Oxford Medicine Online - e-books (some free, some Athens)
• HSJ Coronavirus articles
• Wiley Coronavirus research
• Elsevier COVID-19 Healthcare Hub
• Lancet 2019-nCoV Resource Centre
• New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) 2019 Novel Coronavirus resources
• SpringerNature resources
• Oxford University Press resources
• Royal Pharmaceutical Society resources
• The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene resources

Evidence Updates

• Evidence Update 19 - COVID-19 (22 June 2020) 

​We are no longer producing a weekly update - if there is a specific alert or evidence search you would like please get in touch.

• Public Health Matters blog (Public Health England)
• Paediatric COVID-19 evidence review (Don't Forget The Bubbles)

Evidence searches

The librarians can undertake COVID-19 evidence / literature searches for East Cheshire NHS Trust staff. Complete the online form to let us know the details, or send us an email.

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UpToDate resources

• Coronaviruses
• COVID-19 critical care issues 
• COVID-19 airway management, anesthesia machine ventilation, and anesthetic care 
• COVID-19 management in adults
• COVID-19 considerations in children 
• Acute respiratory distress syndrome: Clinical features, diagnosis, and complications in adults
• Ventilator management strategies for adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome 
  
• Prone ventilation for adult patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

NHS staff resources

• Gov.uk  - information on COVID-19, including assessment and management of suspected UK cases​  ::  Track coronavirus cases dashboard
• NHS England: COVID-19
• COVID-19: Understanding the impact on BAME communities
• Coronavirus guidance for health professionals (Public Health England)
• Health Education England Coronavirus overview
• PPE guidance for NHS teams (Public Health England)
• PPE for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff (Cochrane systematic review)  **UPDATED**
• COVID-19: infection prevention and control (includes PPE guidance)
• COVID-19: guidance for primary care
• Guidance for clinical diagnostic laboratories
• BMA information
• RCOG: infection and pregnancy
• British Pain Society: COVID-19 resources
• ​Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for social care (SCIE)
• Coronavirus e-learning (Health Education England eLfH)
• COVID-19 clinical resource for nurses on the temporary register (RCN)
• Resources from the Royal Colleges and other professional bodies on COVID-19  **UPDATED**
• COVID-19 e-learning resources for NHS staff  **UPDATED**
• COVID-19 guidance for NHS workforce leaders (NHS Employers)
• COVID-19 nurse education resources (British Association of Critical Care Nurses) - educational resources that support nurses who are being redeployed to Critical Care areas
• Nursing Standard COVID-19 Resources

NHS staff wellbeing resources

• COVID-19 resilience hub (MindEd & Health Education England)
• A guide to local and national mental health resources (Staff Library)
• Free wellbeing apps and telephone support line (NHS)
• Support services for NHS staff - includes support to improve mental wellbeing, physical wellbeing, financial wellbeing and support for carers or people suffering from domestic abuse (NHS Employers)
• National discounts and priority shopping (NHS Employers)
• NHS staff offers (NHS England)

General COVID-19 information

• Your COVID recovery (NHS)
• Coronavirus COVID-19 (NHS)
• Coronavirus resources (NHS)
• ​​Gov.uk - information for the general public
• Coronavirus: the science explained (UK Research & Innovation)
• World Health Organization: Novel Coronavirus 2019
• Epidemic theory
• Blog post charting the virus - news; epidemiology and genetics; travel advice; and clinical information / research
• Novel Coronavirus: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
• Coronavirus: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA)
• Coronavirus resources - multinational, multilingual resources (EvidenceAid)
• Health Map - visual worldwide map of contagious diseases, including 2019-nCoV
• Coronavirus COVID-19 map of global cases (John Hopkins University)
• COVID-19 situation map (World Health Organization)
• Worldometer: Coronavirus
• Disease briefing: Coronaviruses (Clarivate Analytics, March 2020)
• Coronavirus misinformation tracker (USA)
• Full Fact: Coronavirus fact checker (UK)
• EPI-WIN (WHO) - the WHO Information Network for Epidemics that provides tailored information to different audiences during a public health event
• Coronavirus facts game

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