Introduction
The concept of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the surgeon has been in place for greater than 100 years. The aim has been to protect both the surgeon and the patient. However, as zoonotic respiratory pathogens emerge, surgeons and their teams will need to adapt quickly to what will adequately protect them and their patients. There has been a generalized call for more personal protective equipment (PPE), however, there is a wide array of PPE available. High quality ...

“We know there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say that we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don’t know we don’t know.”
– Donald Rumsfeld, February 12, 2002




The history of informed consent is one of continuous evolution in search of a best practice, from the mid-20th century, physi...

We report the neurologic features in an observational series of 58 of 64 consecutive patients admitted to the hospital because of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to Covid-19. The patients received similar evaluations by intensivists in two intensive care units (ICUs) in Strasbourg, France, between March 3 and April 3, 2020.




Six patients were excluded because of paralytic neuromuscular blockade when neurologic...

IntroductionIn December 2019, a novel coronavirus was identified as the pathogen to cause pneumonia in Wuhan, China , which was temporarily named as 2019-nCoV by WHO. On 11 February 2020, based on the phylogeny, taxonomy and established practice, 2019-nCoV was officially named as SARS-CoV-2, and the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 was named as COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted from person to person through respiratory droplets and close contact , posing a huge public health challenge...

This video covers how to initiate BiPAP and CPAP on a patient. To keep things concise, this video will focus on applying NIPPV, checking mask fit & leaks and will also cover special populations, like children.

High-frequency oscillatory ventilation is often seen in the intensive care setting, and can be considered the next step if oxygenation during conventional ventilation is insufficient. This video how to set up a patient on high-frequency oscillatory ventilation. 

Conventional ventilators are commonly used in the intensive care unit to oxygenate intubated patients, and are in short supply during the COVID19 pandemic.This video covers how to set up and monitor conventional ventilation modes. 

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust shows us a videotutorial for Airbone precautions including: Scrubs that may be worn, Hand hygiene, Gloves, Plastic apron, Surgical mask, Eye protection on a risk assessment (if splashes occur). 

This video shows how to safely don (put on) the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGPs) specific to COVID-19. This guidance outlines infection control for healthcare providers assessing possible cases of COVID-19.

Vicent Botti, professor and researcher of UPV (Universidad Politecnica de Valencia), describes artificial intelligence solutions in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment in diseases such as COVID-19


ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AGAINST COVID-19




World Health Organization states that a success in the public health response relies on four critic factors: understanding of transmissibility and high-risk population; establishing the natural history of infection, for insta...

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