General
International Guidelines
- Lamontagne. A living WHO guideline on drugs to prevent covid-19. BMJ 2020;370:m3379
- Pan-American Guidelines for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19: a joint evidence-based guideline of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (SBI) and the Pan-American Association of Infectious Diseases (API). Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2023;22(1):67
- Chalmers. Management of hospitalised adults with coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19): A European Respiratory Society living guideline. Eur Respir J 2021;epublished March 10th
- Shetty. Pragmatic Recommendations for Therapeutics of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2020;epublished December 29th
- Updated guidance on the management of COVID-19: from an American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society coordinated International Task Force. European Respiratory Review 2020;29:157
- Caring for Critically Ill Children With Suspected or Proven Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection: Recommendations by the Scientific Sections' Collaborative of the European Society of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2020;epublished September 29th
National Guidelines
- Guidance for prevention and management of COVID-19 in children and adolescents: A consensus statement from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Pediatric COVID-19 Therapies Taskforce. J Pediatr Infect Dis Soc. 2024;13(3):159–185
- The II Brazilian Guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Crit Care Sci 2023;35(3):243-255
- Update of the recommendations of the Sociedade Portuguesa de Cuidados Intensivos and the Infection and Sepsis Group for the approach to COVID-19 in Intensive Care Medicine. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva 2021;33(4):487-536
- The Saudi Critical Care Society practice guidelines on the management of COVID-19 in the ICU: Therapy section. J Infect Public Health 2021;epublished October 20th
- Bassetti. Clinical Management of Adult Patients with COVID-19 Outside Intensive Care Units: Guidelines from the Italian Society of Anti-Infective Therapy (SITA) and the Italian Society of Pulmonology (SIP). Infect Dis Ther 2021;10:1837–1885
- Malin. Key summary of German national treatment guidance for hospitalized COVID-19 patients Key pharmacologic recommendations from a national German living guideline using an Evidence to Decision Framework (last updated 17.05.2021). Infection 2021;epublished July 6th
- Intensive Care Society. Clinical guide for the management of critical care for adults with COVID-19 during the Coronavirus pandemic. ICS 2020;epublished October 28th
- Köstenberger. SARS-CoV-2: recommendations for treatment in intensive care medicine. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2020;epublished September 18th
Respiratory Support
Non-Invasive Ventilation
ECMO
- Rabie. Expert consensus statement on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ECMO for COVID-19 severe ARDS: an international Delphi study. Ann Intensive Care 2023;13:36
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Coronavirus Disease 2019: Expert Recommendations from The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. J Chest Surg 2021;54(1):2-8
Airway Management
General
- Difficult Airway Management in Adult Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients: Statement by the Society of Airway Management. Anesth Analg 2021;133(4):876-890
- Foley. Difficult Airway Management in Adult COVID-19 Patients: Statement by the Society of Airway Management. Anesth Analg 2021;epublished March 12th
Venous Thromboembolism
National Guidelines
- Antithrombotic therapy in arterial thrombosis and thromboembolism in COVID-19: An American College of Chest Physicians Expert Panel Report. Chest 2023;epublished June 29th
- Prevention of venous thromboembolism and haemostasis monitoring in patients with COVID-19: Updated proposals (April 2021): From the French working group on perioperative haemostasis (GIHP) and the French study group on thrombosis and haemostasis (GFHT), in collaboration with the French society of anaesthesia and intensive care (SFAR). Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med 2021;40(4):100919
- American Society of Hematology living guidelines on the use of anticoagulation for thromboprophylaxis in patients with COVID-19: May 2021 update on the use of intermediate intensity anticoagulation in critically ill patients. Blood Adv 2021;epublished September 22nd
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Position Paper from the National PERT Consortium. Chest 2020;epublished August 26th
Vaccine Related Thrombosis
Secondary Infections
Aspergillosis
- Verweij. Taskforce report on the diagnosis and clinical management of COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis. Intensive Care Med 2021;epublished June 23rd
- Nunnally. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign: research priorities for the administration, epidemiology, scoring and identification of sepsis. Intensive Care Med Exp 2021;9(1):34
General ICU Management
Renal Replacement Therapy
- Raina. Kidney Replacement Therapy in COVID-19 Induced Kidney Failure and Septic Shock: A Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy [PCRRT] Position on Emergency Preparedness With Resource Allocation. Front Pediatr 2020;8:413
- Clark. CSN COVID-19 Rapid Review Program: Management of Acute Kidney Injury. Can J Kidney Health Dis 2020;7:2054358120941679
Mass Casualty
General
- Mass Critical Care Surge Response During COVID-19: Implementation of Contingency Strategies – A Preliminary Report of Findings From the Task Force for Mass Critical Care. Chest 2022;161(2):429-447
- Sprung. Adult ICU Triage During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Who Will Live and Who Will Die? Recommendations to Improve Survival. Crit Care Med 2020;48(8):1196-1202
National Guidelines
- Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences. Intensive care triage under exceptional resource scarcity. Swiss Med Wkly 2021;151:w30077
- Admission criteria and management of critical care patients in a pandemic context: position of the Ethics Commission of the French Intensive Care Society, update of April 2021. Annals of Intensive Care 2021;11:66
- Montgomery. Assessing whether COVID-19 patients will benefit from critical care, and an objective approach to capacity challenges during a pandemic: An Intensive Care Society clinical guideline. JICS 2020;epublished August 17th
Perioperative
General
- Timing of elective surgery and risk assessment after SARS-CoV-2 infection: 2023 update. A multidisciplinary consensus statement on behalf of the Association of Anaesthetists, Federation of Surgical Specialty Associations, Royal College of Anaesthetists and Royal College of Surgeons of England. Anaesthesia 2023;epublished June 19th
- ISTH guidelines for antithrombotic treatment in COVID-19: Endorsement by the Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2023;epublished May 17th.
- De Simone. The management of surgical patients in the emergency setting during COVID-19 pandemic: the WSES position paper. World J Emerg Surg 2021;16:14
- SARS-CoV-2 infection, COVID-19 and timing of elective surgery: A multidisciplinary consensus statement on behalf of the Association of Anaesthetists, the Centre for Peri-operative Care, the Federation of Surgical Specialty Associations, the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Anaesthesia 2021;epublished March 18th
- Kim. Guidelines for the control and prevention of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) transmission in surgical and anesthetic settings. Korean J Anesthesiol 2020;73(4):271-274
Imaging
National Guidelines
Lung Ultrasound
- Italian Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation, and Intensive Care expert consensus statement on the use of lung ultrasound in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (ITACO). J Anesth Analg Crit Care 2021;1:16
- European Society of Radiology. The role of lung ultrasound in COVID-19 disease. Insights Imaging 2021;12(1):81
Miscellaneous
Diagnosis
Last updated November 20th, 2023