Visual Abstracts for COVID-19 #CoVisuals

#CoVisuals are educational visual abstracts created by Dr. Chelsea Harris, MD, MS a General Surgery Resident at the University of Maryland.

Dr Harris (@CAHarrisMD) is involved in multiple Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiatives at both the local and national levels. She is one of the study co-ordinators curriculum designers for Cultural Collaborators. Dr Harris is a former Creative Director at Annals of Surgery and one of the foremost experts on Visual Abstracts.

Updated and new #CoVisuals will be hosted on the CoVisual page

The Dirty Dozen: Common Errors On Discharging Patients Recovering From Critical Illness

Having some success stories and getting #COVID19 patients ready to discharge? Here is “The Dirty Dozen” 12 Questions and Considerations to set your patients up for success, from leading ICU docs.

• The Dirty Dozen: Common Errors On Discharging Patients Recovering From Critical Illness. Theodore J Iwashyna. LITFL

Triage of Non-Emergent Surgical Procedures

How to Conserve Personal Protective Equipment. Guidance for Triage of Non-Emergent Surgical Procedures – Elective Surgery Acuity Scale (ESAS) from @AmCollSurgeons

• COVID-19: Guidance for Triage of Non-Emergent Surgical Procedures. American College of Surgeons. March 17, 2020

Surgical Response to COVID-19

Recommendations regarding Surgical Response to #COVID19 as of March 2020. Summary of @SAGES_Updates

• Pryor A. SAGES and EAES recommendations regarding surgical response to COVID-19 crisis. SAGES 2020

Managing COVID-19 in Surgical Systems

Managing COVID-19 in Surgical Systems from @AnnalsofSurgery from of Guidelines by @MaryEBrindle & @Atul_Gawande of @AriadneLabs

• Brindle M, Gawande A. Managing COVID-19 in Surgical Systems. Annals of Surgery: March 23, 2020 [Ahead of Print doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003923]

Resuscitation in patients with COVID-19

Summary of Resuscitation for #COVID19 from @SCCM

• Alhazzani W et al. Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Guidelines on the Management of Critically Ill Adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). SCCM 2020

Infection Control with COVID-19

Summary of Infection Control for #COVID19 from @SCCM

• Alhazzani W et al. Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Guidelines on the Management of Critically Ill Adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). SCCM 2020

Consensus Statement: Multiple Patients per Ventilator

Highlights of the Consensus Statement from @SCCM, @aarc_tweets, @ASALifeline, @APSForg, @AACNme, @accpchest on Multiple Patients per Ventilator for #COVID19

• SCCM Consensus Statement on Multiple Patients Per Ventilator. March 26, 2020

N95 reuse instructions

N95 reuse guide from @SAGES_Updates and @JAMASurgery based on conversation with Dr Tsai, INVENTOR of the filtration fabric in the N95 mask. N95 made of polypropylene and are designed to tightly fit over your face with little leakage.

• Huang V. N95 re-use instructions. SAGES 2020
• Deskins A. Conserving Supply of Personal Protective Equipment—A Call for Ideas (Comment Section). JAMA. Published online March 20, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.4770

Scarce Resource Allocation Team (SRAT)

As hospital systems prepare for a #COVID19 surge, creating a Scarce Resource Allocation Team (SRAT) may save bedside providers from having to make impossible decisions.

• Iwashyna TJ, Lynch J, Perera I. A Practical Approach to Running a Scarce Resource Allocation Team (SRAT). LITFL 2020