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There is uncertainty about the use of antimicrobial mouthwashes and nasal sprays in patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection and in healthcare workers
Evidencias COVID-19
Cochrane - Revisión sistemática
They planned to include the following types of studies: randomized controlled trials (RCTs); quasi-randomized; non-randomized controlled trials; prospective cohort studies; retrospective cohort studies; cross-sectional studies; controlled before and after studies. They searched for studies comparing antimicrobial mouthwash and / or nasal spray (alone or in combination) at any concentration, administered at any frequency or dose to patients with suspected / confirmed COVID-19. No completed ...
ver más ... 2020Some travel-related control measures during the COVID-19 pandemic may have a positive impact on infectious disease outcomes.
Evidencias COVID-19
Cochrane - Revisión rápida
Forty records reporting 36 unique studies were included. They reported that in general, travel restrictions can limit the spread of the disease across national borders. However, it is likely that entry and exit screening measures alone are not effective in detecting a significant proportion of cases in order to avoid seeding new cases in the protected region, but in combination with quarantine, observation and subsequent PCR tests, effectiveness is likely to improve. There was insufficient ...
ver más ... 2020There is uncertainty about the effects of herbal and traditional Chinese medicine on the mortality of patients with Covid-19 or other respiratory diseases.
Evidencias COVID-19
Evidence Aid
Systematic reviews have been conducted on the usefulness of traditional chinese medicine based on herbal medicina in patients with Covid-19. The conclusions are that they may improve the symptoms and other outcomes of these patients, but this systematic review has included few studies and has been limited to the effect of traditional chinese medicine in patients with mild-moderate infection.
ver más ... 2020Travel Policy during COVID-19 should not be based on a metric, case rate, which is also a function of government policy.
Evidencias COVID-19
CEBM
Alternative or combined measures should be sought to avoid creating perverse incentives in policy development e.g. penalising countries with the best testing regimen.For countries in Europe we were able to obtain from the European Centre for Disease Control 1) (7-day covid-19 case rate (2)7-day covid-19 hospital admission rate. We took population size from the same data source.
ver más ... 2020It is recommended the use of telemedicine in the postoperative follow-up of patients.
Evidencias COVID-19
Evidence Aid
Twenty-eight studies on the treatment of cancer and surgical patients during the COVID-19 pandemic were included in this systematic review. Cancer patients and surgical patients were confirmed to be particularly at risk of infection and negative outcome. A more extensive use of telemedicine is recommended for the protection of both medical oncologists and patients themselves. Follow-up visits should also be limited to the essentials.
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