Summary of ongoing COVID-19 efforts

We are currently involved in several rapid updates, rapid reviews, full reviews and other initiatives related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a summary of the titles and their current status:

Rapid Review Updates

  • High-flow nasal cannulae for respiratory support in adult intensive care patients (in editorial process)
  • Prone position for acute respiratory failure in adults (in editorial process)

Rapid Reviews

  • Oxygen targets in the intensive care unit during mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory distress syndrome: a rapid review (complete, link to review)
  • Prophylactic anticoagulants for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 (complete, link to review)

Reviews

  • Prone position for management of respiratory failure in non-intubated adults (prospective meta-analysis, protocol in progress)
  • Interventions for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19: a living mapping of research and living network meta-analysis (protocol in progress, link to public page
    • Interventions for the prevention of COVID-19: a network meta-analysis (protocol in progress)
    • Interventions for the treatment of COVID-19: a network meta-analysis (protocol in progress)
  • Interleukin (IL)-6 blocking agents for the treatment of COVID-19 (review in progress)
  • Interleukin (IL)-1 blocking agents for the treatment of COVID-19 (review in progress)

Scoping Reviews

  • Care bundles for improving outcomes in patients with COVID-19 in intensive care – a rapid scoping review (review in progress)

Other

  • Cochrane Special Collections - Coronavirus (COVID-19): evidence relevant to critical care (link to collection)
  • Cochrane Special Collections - Coronavirus (COVID-19): evidence relevant to clinical rehabilitation (link to collection)