Table 1 Characteristics of The Included Policy Documents
Author and Year | Title | Country | HIC/LMIC | Implementation | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abramowicz J S [25] | ISUOG Safety Committee Position Statement on Use Of Personal Protective Equipment And Hazard Mitigation In Relation To Sars-Cov-2 For Practitioners Undertaking Obstetric And Gynaecological Ultrasound | Global | HIC and LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Ağalar C [27] | Protective Measures for Covid-19 For Healthcare Providers and Laboratory Personnel | Turkey | LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Amatya S [28] | Management of New-borns Exposed To Mothers With Confirmed Or Suspected Covid-19 | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
American Academy of Ophthalmology [29] | Important coronavirus updates for ophthalmologists | USA | HIC | Institutional | Patients and healthcare workers |
American Academy of Paediatrics [31] | Initial guidance: Management of infants born to mothers with COVID-19 | USA | HIC | Institutional | Patients and healthcare workers |
American College of Cardiology [32] | Catheterization Laboratory Considerations During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: From the ACC’s Interventional Council and SCAI | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
American Geriatrics Society [33] | American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Policy Brief: COVID-19 and Assisted Living Facilities | USA | HIC | National | Population Wide |
AOCMF [34] | Recommendations on best practices for Maxillofacial Procedures during COVID 19 Pandemic | Global | HIC and LMIC | Institutional | Patients and healthcare workers |
Ashari M A [35] | Strategies for radiology departments in handling the COVID-19 pandemic | Malaysia | LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Ayan A [36] | Guide for nuclear medicine applications during the covid-19 outbreak | Turkey | LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Bann D V [37] | Impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on otolaryngologic surgery: Brief commentary | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Bann Darrin V [38] | Best Practice Recommendations for Pediatric Otolaryngology during the COVID-19 Pandemic | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Bein B [39] | SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19: Evidence-Based Recommendations on Diagnosis and Therapy | Germany | HIC | National | Healthcare Workers |
Bianco F [40] | Preventing transmission among operating room staff during COVID-19 pandemic: the role of the Aerosol Box and other personal protective equipment | Italy | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Bikson M [41] | Guidelines for TMS/tES clinical services and research through the COVID-19 pandemi | Global | HIC and LMIC | Global | Healthcare Workers |
Boccalatte L A [42] | Brief guideline for the prevention of COVID-19 infection in head and neck and otolaryngology surgeons | Argentina | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China [23] | Diagnosis and Treatment Protocol for Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia | China | LMIC | National | Healthcare Workers |
CAG [43] | COVID-19: Advice from the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology for Endoscopy Facilities | Canada | HIC | Institutional | Patients and healthcare workers |
Capanna F [45] | Preparing An Obstetric Unit In The Heart Of The Epidemic Strike Of Covid-19: Quick Reorganization Tips | Switzerland, Spain, Russia, Austria, Italy | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Cardinale F [46] | Consensus Statement Of The Italian Society Of Pediatric Allergy And Immunology For The Pragmatic Management Of Children And Adolescents With Allergic Or Immunological Diseases During The Covid-19 Pandemic | Italy | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Carneiro A [47] | Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Urologist’s clinical practice in Brazil: a management guideline proposal for low- and middle-income countries during the crisis period | Brazil | LMIC | National | Healthcare Workers |
Casiraghi A [48] | Operational Strategies of A Trauma Hub In Early Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic | Italy | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Castelnuovo P [49] | Skull Base Surgery During the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Italian Skull Base Society Recommendations | Italy | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
CDC [50] | Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Frequently Asked Questions about Personal Protective Equipment. | USA | HIC | National | Population Wide |
CDC [51] | Use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) When Caring for Patients with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
CDC [52] | Use of Masks to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19 | USA | HIC | National | Population Wide |
CDC [53] | Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection (Interim Guidance) | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
CDC [54] | Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic | USA | HIC | Global | Healthcare Workers |
CDC [55] | Standard Precautions for All Patient Care | USA | HIC | National | Patients |
CDC [56] | Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of Patients with Confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) | USA | HIC | National | Patients |
CDC [57] | Interim Guidance on Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Correctional and Detention Facilities | USA | HIC | National | Healthcare Workers |
Chahar P [58] | Airway Management Considerations In Patients With Covid-19 | USA | HIC | Institutional | Patients and healthcare workers |
Chan T K [59] | Universal Masking For Covid-19: Evidence, Ethics And Recommendations | Global | HIC and LMIC | Global | Population Wide |
Chandra A [60] | Personal protective equipment (PPE) for vitreoretinal surgery during COVID-19 | UK | HIC | Global | Healthcare Workers |
Chavez S [61] | Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19): A Primer For Emergency Physicians | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Chawla D [62] | Perinatal-Neonatal Management Of Covid-19 Infection - Guidelines Of The Federation Of Obstetric And Gynaecological Societies Of India (FOGSI), National Neonatology Forum Of India (NNF), And Indian Academy Of Paediatrics (IAP) | India | LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Chen W [64] | To Protect Healthcare Workers Better, To Save More Lives | China | LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Chen X C [65] | Preventive and Control Measures for the Coronavirus Pandemic in Clinical Dentistry | China | LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Chersich M F [66] | Covid-19 In Africa: Care And Protection For Frontline Healthcare Workers | Africa | HIC and LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Ciavattini A [71] | Expert Consensus From The Italian Society For Colposcopy And Cervico-Vaginal Pathology (SICPCV) For Colposcopy And Outpatient Surgery Of The Lower Genital Tract During The Covid-19 Pandemic | Italy | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
CMS [72] | CMS Issues Recommendations to Re-Open Health Care Systems in Areas with Low Incidence of COVID-19 | USA | HIC | National | Healthcare Workers |
Coccolini Federico [73] | Surgery in COVID-19 patients: operational directives | Italy | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Communicable Disease Network Australia [195] | Novel Coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV) Infection: Part II - Respiratory Support in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Resource-limited Settings | Australia | HIC | National | Patients and healthcare workers |
Copland M [74] | Canadian Society Of Nephrology Covid-19 Rapid Response Team Home Dialysis Recommendations | Canada | HIC | Institutional | Patients and healthcare workers |
Corburn J [75] | Slum Health: Arresting COVID-19 and Improving Well-Being in Urban Informal Settlements | Global | HIC and LMIC | Global | Population Wide |
Couloigner V [76] | Covid-19 And ENT Surgery | France | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Crosby D L [77] | Evidence-Based Guidelines for Management of Head and Neck Mucosal Malignancies during the COVID-19 Pandemic | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Cui C [78] | Approaching Otolaryngology Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic | China | LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Curigliano G [79] | How To Guarantee The Best Of Care To Patients With Cancer During The Covid-19 Epidemic: The Italian Experience | Italy | HIC | National | Healthcare Workers |
D’Aguanno V [80] | Clinical Recommendations for Epistaxis Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Italy | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Davenport M S [81] | ACR Statement On Safe Resumption Of Routine Radiology Care During The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Pandemic | USA | HIC | Institutional | Patients and healthcare workers |
Day A T [82] | Head And Neck Oncology During The Covid-19 Pandemic: Reconsidering Traditional Treatment Paradigms In Light Of New Surgical And Other Multilevel Risks | USA | HIC | Institutional | Patients and healthcare workers |
Deepthi Ramamurthy [83] | Personal Protective Equipments (PPE) -- Prerequisites, Rationale and Challenges during COVID 19 Pandemic | India | LMIC | National | Healthcare Workers |
Demirbilek Y [84] | Covid-19 Control, Example Of Ministry Of Health Of Turkey | Turkey | LMIC | National | Population Wide |
Desai U [85] | Guidance For Resumption Of Routine Electrodiagnostic Testing During The Covid-19 Pandemic | USA | HIC | Institutional | Patients and healthcare workers |
DeSerres J J [86] | Best Practice Guidelines For The Management Of Acute Craniomaxillofacial Trauma During The Covid-19 Pandemic | Canada | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Dexter F [88] | Perioperative COVID-19 Defense: An Evidence-Based Approach for Optimization of Infection Control and Operating Room Management | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
DGP [87] | Recommendations for treatment of patients with COVID-19 from the palliative care perspective V2.0 | Germany | HIC | National | Healthcare Workers |
Di Saverio [89] | Coronavirus Pandemic And Colorectal Surgery: Practical Advice Based On The Italian Experience | Italy | HIC | Institutional | Population Wide |
Dockery D M [91] | The Ocular Manifestations And Transmission Of Covid-19: Recommendations For Prevention | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Dyal J W [92] | COVID-19 Among Workers in Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities - 19 States, April 2020 | USA | HIC | National | Meat/poultry workers |
Elli L [93] | Endoscopy During The Covid-19 Outbreak: Experience And Recommendations From A Single Center In A High-Incidence Scenario | Italy | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Esposito S [94] | To mask or not to mask children to overcome COVID-19 | Italy | HIC | National | Patients |
Esposito S [95] | Universal use of face masks for success against COVID-19: evidence and implications for prevention policies | Italy & China | HIC and LMIC | Global | Population Wide |
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control [98] | Infection prevention and control and preparedness for COVID-19 in healthcare settings - fourth update | Europe | HIC and LMIC | National | Healthcare Workers |
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) [96] | Infection Prevention and Control For the Care of Patients With 2019-nCoV in Healthcare Setting | Europe | HIC and LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control [97] | Infection prevention and control for the care of patients with 2019-nCoV in healthcare settings | Europe | HIC and LMIC | National | Healthcare Workers and Hospital Administration |
Evidence-Based Medicine Chapter of China [128] | A rapid advice guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infected pneumonia (standard version) | China | LMIC | Institutional | Patients and healthcare workers |
Fananapazir G [99] | Reorganizing Cross-Sectional Interventional Procedures Practice During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Fawley N [100] | Procedural sedation in the COVID-19 era | USA | HIC | Institutional | Patients |
Fillingham Y A [101] | Personal Protective Equipment: Current Best Practices for Orthopedic Teams | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Forrester J D [102] | Precautions for Operating Room Team Members During the COVID-19 Pandemic | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Francis N [103] | SAGES and EAES recommendations for minimally invasive surgery during COVID-19 pandemic | USA, UK, Italy, Spain | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Friese C R [104] | Respiratory Protection Considerations For Healthcare Workers During The Covid-19 Pandemic | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Furfaro F [105] | SFED recommendations for IBD endoscopy during COVID-19 pandemic: Italian and French experience | Italy and France | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Gackowski A [106] | Echocardiography During The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Pandemic: Expert Opinion Of The Working Group On Echocardiography Of The Polish Cardiac Society | Poland | HIC | Institutional | Patients and healthcare workers |
Galloro G [107] | Safety in digestive endoscopy procedures in the covid era recommendations in progres of the italian society of digestive endoscopy | Italy | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Gemicioğlu Bilun [108] | Turkish Thoracic Society Experts Consensus Report: Recommendations for Pulmonary Function Tests During and After COVID 19 Pandemic | Turkey | LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
George M [109] | Proposal of a timing strategy for cholesteatoma surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic | Oman, Italy, India | HIC and LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Goh Ken Junyang [110] | Preparing your intensive care unit for the COVID-19 pandemic: practical considerations and strategies | Singapore | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Gorry C [111] | Covid-19 Case Detection: Cuba’S Active Screening Approach | Cuba | LMIC | National | Population Wide |
Gosling A F [112] | Perioperative Considerations for Tracheostomies In The Era Of Covid-19 | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Government of Canada [113] | Infection prevention and control for COVID-19: Second interim guidance for acute healthcare settings | Canada | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Gupta Arti [114] | Managing a COVID 19 patient at different health care and field level settings | India | LMIC | Institutional | Population Wide |
Gupta P [115] | Neurosurgery and Neurology Practices during the Novel COVID-19 Pandemic: A Consensus Statement from India | India | LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Ha J F [116] | The covid-19 pandemic, personal protective equipment, and respirator: a narrative review | Australia | HIC | Global | Healthcare Workers |
Haines S [117] | Practical Considerations When Performing Neurodiagnostic Studies on Patients with COVID-19 and Other Highly Virulent Diseases | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Han G [118] | Possibly Critical Role Of Wearing Masks In General Population In Controlling Covid-19 | China | LMIC | Global | Population Wide |
Healthcare Purchasing News [119] | CDC Updates Recommendations For Healthcare Supply Of PPE | USA | HIC | National | Healthcare Workers |
Heldwein F L [120] | A Systematic Review on Guidelines and Recommendations for Urology Standard of Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic | UK, USA, China | HIC and LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Higginson Ray [121] | Paramedic Use Of PPE And Testing During The COVID-19 Pandemic | UK | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Higginson Ray [122] | Personal protective equipment and testing during the COVID-19 pandemic | UK | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Hirschmann M T [123] | COVID-19 coronavirus: recommended personal protective equipment for the orthopaedic and trauma surgeon | Austria, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany, UK | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Hsieh T Y [124] | A Guide To Facial Trauma Triage And Precautions In The Covid-19 Pandemic | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Hu-Friedy [125] | Best Practices For Hand Hygiene And Face Mask Use | Global | HIC and LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Iacucci M [126] | Endoscopy In Inflammatory Bowel Diseases During The Covid-19 Pandemic And Post-Pandemic Period | Global | HIC and LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Islam M S [127] | Examining the current intelligence on COVID-19 and infection prevention and control strategies in health settings: A global analysis | Australia | HIC | Global | Healthcare Workers |
Jung F [129] | How we should respond to the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 outbreak: A German perspective | Germany | HIC | National | Population Wide |
Kabesch M [130] | Successful Containment Of Covid-19 Outbreak In A Large Maternity And Perinatal Center While Continuing Clinical Service | Germany | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Kligerman M P [131] | Managing Head And Neck Cancer Patients With Tracheostomy Or Laryngectomy During The Covid-19 Pandemic | USA and China | HIC and LMIC | Institutional | Patients and healthcare workers |
Kluge S [132] | German recommendations for critically ill patients with COVID-19 | Germany | HIC | Institutional | Patients |
Korobelnik J F [133] | Guidance for anti-VEGF intravitreal injections during the COVID-19 pandemic | Global | HIC and LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Kowalski L P [134] | Covid-19 Pandemic: Effects And Evidence-Based Recommendations For Otolaryngology And Head And Neck Surgery Practice | Global | HIC and LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Lammers Marc J. W [135] | Guidance For Otolaryngology Health Care Workers Performing Aerosol Generating Medical Procedures During The Covid-19 Pandemic | Canada | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Lavinsky J [136] | An Update On Covid-19 For The Otorhinolaryngologist – A Brazilian Association Of Otolaryngology And Cervicofacial Surgery (Aborl-Ccf) Position Statement | Brazil | LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Leboulanger N [137] | Covid-19 And Ent Pediatric Otolaryngology During The Covid-19 Pandemic. Guidelines Of The French Association Of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (Afop) And French Society Of Otorhinolaryngology (Sforl) | France | HIC | Institutional | Patients and healthcare workers |
Lescanne E [139] | Best practice recommendations: ENT consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic | France | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Leung C C [140] | Mask Wearing To Complement Social Distancing And Save Lives During Covid-19 | Global | HIC and LMIC | Global | Population Wide |
Leung Chi Chiu [141] | Mass Masking In The Covid-19 Epidemic: People Need Guidance | Global | HIC and LMIC | Global | Population Wide |
Li Zhijie [142] | How Ophthalmologists should understand and respond to the current epidemic of novel coronavirus pneumonia | China | LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Lie S A [143] | Practical considerations for performing regional anesthesia: lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic | Singapore | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Lim L W [144] | Sustainable Practice Of Ophthalmology During Covid-19: Challenges And Solutions | Singapore | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Lockhart S L [145] | Personal protective equipment (PPE) for both anesthesiologists and other airway managers: principles and practice during the COVID-19 pandemic | Canada | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Ludovico G [138] | Hospital care in Departments defined as Covid-free: A proposal for a safe hospitalization protecting healthcare professionals and patients not affected by Covid 19 | Italy | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
MacIntyre C Raina [172] | Community Universal Face Mask Use During The Covid 19 Pandemic-From Households To Travellers And Public Spaces | USA | HIC | Global | Population Wide |
Matava C T [146] | Pediatric Airway Management In Covid-19 Patients - Consensus Guidelines From The Society For Pediatric Anesthesia’S Pediatric Difficult Intubation Collaborative And The Canadian Pediatric Anesthesia Society | Global | HIC and LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Mattei A [147] | Guidelines of clinical practice for the management of swallowing disorders and recent dysphonia in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic | France | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
McGrath B A [148] | Multidisciplinary Guidance For Safe Tracheostomy Care During The Covid-19 Pandemic: The Nhs National Patient Safety Improvement Programme (Natpatsip) | UK | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Micali G [149] | The Italian dermatologic community facing COVID-19 pandemic: recommendation from the Italian society of dermatology and venereology | Italy | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Milad Abdi [24] | Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in Iran: actions and problems | Iran | LMIC | National | Population Wide |
Mujoomdar A [150] | The Canadian Association for Interventional Radiology (CAIR) and Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) Guidelines for Interventional Radiology Procedures for Patients With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 | Canada | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Mupparapu Mel [151] | Dental Practitioners’ Role In The Assessment And Containment Of Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19): Evolving Recommendations From The Centers For Disease Control | USA | HIC | Institutional | Patients and healthcare workers |
Mytrang H. Do [90] | Recommendations For Personal Protective Equipment And Smoke Evacuation For Dermatologic Surgeries Amid The Covid-19 Crisis | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Ng J J [152] | Experience from a Singapore tertiary hospital with restructuring a vascular surgery practice in response to national and institutional policies during the COVID-19 pandemic | Singapore | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
NICE [153] | COVID-19 rapid guideline: critical care in adults | UK | HIC | Institutional | Patients and healthcare workers |
NICE [154] | COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing symptoms (including at the end of life) in the community | UK | HIC | National | Population Wide |
Nolan J P [155] | European Resuscitation Council Covid-19 Guidelines Executive Summary | Global | HIC and LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Ortega R [156] | Personal Protective Equipment and Covid-19 | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Paez D [157] | COVID-19 pandemic: guidance for nuclear medicine departments | Global | HIC and LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Palatnik A [158] | Protecting Labor and Delivery Personnel from COVID-19 during the Second Stage of Labor | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Pan Lijun [67] | Health protection guideline of enterprises during COVID-19 outbreak | China | LMIC | National | Enterprise employees |
Panesar K [159] | Evolution Of Covid-19 Guidelines For University Of Washington Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery Patient Care | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Panuganti B A [160] | Procedural Precautions And Personal Protective Equipment During Head And Neck Instrumentation In The Covid-19 Era | China | LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Patel V [161] | Cardiac Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perioperative Considerations and Triage Recommendations | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Patwa A [162] | All India difficult airway association (AIDAA) consensus guidelines for airway management in the operating room during the COVID-19 pandemic | India | LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Peditto M [163] | Dentistry during the covid-19 epidemic: An italian workflow for the management of dental practice | Italy | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Peraza-Smith George Byron [164] | Imperative for a Safe and Healthy Workplace for Nurses | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Perencevich E N [165] | Moving Personal Protective Equipment Into The Community: Face Shields And Containment Of Covid-19 | USA | HIC | National | Population Wide |
Perkins G D [166] | International Liaison Committee On Resuscitation: Covid-19 Consensus On Science, Treatment Recommendations And Task Force Insights | Global | HIC and LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Pezzulla D [167] | Radiotherapy In Southern Italy At The Time Of Covid-19: Options For Radiation Oncology Units | Italy | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Public Health England [168] | COVID-19: Infection Prevention and Control Guidance | UK | HIC | Institutional | Patients, healthcare workers and hospital visitors |
Public Health England [169] | COVID-19: management of staff and exposed patients or residents in health and social care settings | UK | HIC | National | Healthcare Workers |
Public health England [170] | New recommendations for primary and community health care providers in England | UK | HIC | National | Healthcare Workers |
Quah Li Juan Joy [171] | Reorganising The Emergency Department To Manage The Covid-19 Outbreak | Singapore | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Ramos R F [173] | Recommendations of the Brazilian College of Surgeons for laparoscopic surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic | Brazil | LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Randelli P S [174] | Management Of Orthopaedic And Traumatology Patients During The Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) Pandemic In Northern Italy | Italy | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Rochelson Burton [175] | The Care Of Pregnant Women During The Covid-19 Pandemic – Response Of A Large Health System In Metropolitan New York | USA | HIC | Institutional | Patients and healthcare workers |
Saadi R A [176] | A Commentary On Safety Precautions For Otologic Surgery During The Covid-19 Pandemic | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Saenz L C [177] | Recommendations For The Organization Of Electrophysiology And Cardiac Pacing Services During The Covid-19 Pandemic | Global | HIC and LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
San-Juan D [178] | Guidance for clinical neurophysiology examination throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Latin American chapter of the IFCN task force - COVID-19 | Global | HIC and LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Say D S [179] | Risk stratification and personal protective equipment use in pediatric endoscopy during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak: A single-center protocol | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Sayburn A [180] | Covid-19: Phe Upgrades Ppe Advice For All Patient Contacts With Risk Of Infection | UK | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Schultz P [181] | French consensus regarding precautions during tracheostomy and post-tracheostomy care in the context of COVID-19 pandemic | France | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Seely J M [182] | Covid-19: Safe Guidelines For Breast Imaging During The Pandemic | Canada | HIC | Institutional | Patients and healthcare workers |
Sengupta S [183] | All India Ophthalmological Society - Indian Journal of Ophthalmology consensus statement on preferred practices during the COVID-19 pandemic | India | LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Shaker M S [184] | Covid-19: Pandemic Contingency Planning For The Allergy And Immunology Clinic | USA and Canada | HIC | Institutional | Patients and healthcare workers |
Sharma Vandana [185] | Prioritizing vulnerable populations and women on the frontlines: COVID-19 in humanitarian contexts | USA | HIC | Global | Essential Workers |
Singh A G [186] | Navigating the impact of COVID-19 on palliative care for head and neck cancer | India | LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Singh B [187] | Indian resuscitation council (IRC) suggested guidelines for comprehensive cardiopulmonary life support (CCLS) for suspected or confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient | India | LMIC | National | Healthcare Workers |
Sobel D [188] | Personal Protective Equipment for Common Urologic Procedures Before and During the United States COVID-19 Pandemic: A Single Institution Study | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Soldatova L [189] | Virtual Dysphagia Evaluation: Practical Guidelines for Dysphagia Management in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Sommer D D [190] | Recommendations From The Cso-Hns Taskforce On Performance Of Tracheotomy During The Covid-19 Pandemic | Canada | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Sonali Advani [26] | Universal Masking in Hospitals in the COVID-19 era: Is it Time to consider Shielding? | USA | HIC | National | Healthcare Workers |
Sorbello M [191] | The Italian coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak: recommendations from clinical practice | Italy | HIC | National | Population Wide |
Spinazzè A [192] | Covid-19 Outbreak In Italy: Protecting Worker Health And The Response Of The Italian Industrial Hygienists Association | Italy | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers, Essential Workers and Population Wide |
Steward J E [193] | Urologic Surgery And Covid-19: How The Pandemic Is Changing The Way We Operate | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Sunjaya A P [196] | Rationale For Universal Face Masks In Public Against Covid-19 | Australia | HIC | National | Population Wide |
Tan R M. R [197] | Dynamic Adaptation To Covid-19 In A Singapore Paediatric Emergency Department | Singapore | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery [30] | AAO Position Statement: Tracheotomy Recommendations During the COVID-19 Pandemic | USA | HIC | National | Healthcare Workers |
The American Gastroenterological Association [194] | AGA Rapid Recommendations for Gastrointestinal Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic | USA | HIC | National | Healthcare Workers |
Thomas John P [198] | Evaluating the national PPE guidance for NHS healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic | UK | HIC | National | Healthcare Workers |
Thomas P [199] | Physiotherapy Management For Covid-19 In The Acute Hospital Setting: Clinical Practice Recommendations | Australia | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Turkistani K A [200] | Precautions and recommendations for orthodontic settings during the COVID-19 outbreak: A review | Saudi Arabia | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Van Gerven L [201] | Personal Protection And Delivery Of Rhinologic And Endoscopic Skull Base Procedures During The Covid-19 Outbreak | Belgium, UK and Spain | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Vera C [44] | Transmission risk of SARS-CoV-2 to healthcare workers – observational results of a primary care hospital contact tracing | Switzerland | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Wallace M [202] | Public Health Response to COVID-19 Cases in Correctional and Detention Facilities - Louisiana, March–April 2020 | USA | HIC | Institutional | Correctional and detention facility Administrators |
Walsh C M [203] | Pediatric Endoscopy in the Era of Coronavirus Disease 2019: A North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Position Paper | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Wan Y L [204] | Preparedness and Best Practice in Radiology Department for COVID-19 and Other Future Pandemics of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection | Taiwan and USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Wang Qiang [205] | The Role Of Masks And Respirator Protection Against Sars-Cov-2 | China | LMIC | National | Population Wide |
Wax R S [206] | Practical Recommendations For Critical Care And Anesthesiology Teams Caring For Novel Coronavirus (2019-Ncov) Patients | Canada and UK | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Wells Patricia [63] | Practical Considerations For The Emergency Delivery Of Babies From Mothers With Confirmed Or Suspected Covid-19 | USA | HIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers |
Whiteside T [207] | Redesigning Emergency Department Operations Amidst A Viral Pandemic | USA and Saudi Arabia | HIC | Institutional | Patients and healthcare workers |
WHO [208] | Advice on the use of masks for children in the community in the context of COVID-19 | Global | HIC and LMIC | Global | Population Wide |
WHO [209] | Advice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19 | Global | HIC and LMIC | Global | Population Wide |
WHO [211] | Interim Guidance. Infection prevention and control during health care when novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection is suspected | Global | HIC and LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers, Healthcare Managers and Public Health Officials |
WHO [210] | Infection prevention and control for the safe management of a dead body in the context of COVID-19 | Global | HIC and LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers, Staff of Mortuaries and Public Health Officials |
WHO [212] | Considerations for quarantine of contacts of COVID-19 cases | Global | HIC and LMIC | Global | Population Wide |
WHO [213] | Home care for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 and management of their contacts | Global | HIC and LMIC | Institutional | Healthcare Workers, Healthcare Managers and Public Health Officials |
WHO [214] | Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: implications for infection prevention precautions | Global | HIC and LMIC | Global | Population Wide |
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