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COVID-19 PubMed Search Filter
(coronavirus OR “corona virus” OR coronaviridae OR betacoronavirus OR covid19 OR “covid 19” OR nCoV OR “CoV 2” OR CoV2 OR sarscov2 OR SARS-CoV-2 OR SARS-CoV2 OR “sars cov 2” OR 2019nCoV OR “novel CoV” OR “wuhan virus” OR ((wuhan OR hubei OR huanan) AND (“severe acute respiratory” OR pneumonia) AND (outbreak OR pandemic)) OR “2019 novel coronavirus” OR “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” OR covid-2019 OR “covid 2019” OR Coronavirus [Mesh] OR “Coronavirus Infections”[Mesh] OR “COVID-19” [Supplementary Concept] OR “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” [Supplementary Concept] OR “Betacoronavirus”[Mesh]) |
Critical care- ICU management, ventilator management (PubMed)
("critical care" or "intensive care" or intensivist* or icu or ventilat* or intubat* or extubat* or "respiratory failure") and ((coronavirus or "corona virus" or coronaviridae or coronaviridae or betacoronavirus or covid19 or "covid 19" or ncov or "cov 2" or cov2 or sarscov2 or 2019ncov or "novel cov" or "wuhan virus") or ((wuhan or hubei or huaian) and ("severe acute respiratory" or pneumonia) and (outbreak)) or "coronavirus"[mesh] or "coronavirus infections"[mesh] or "covid-19" [supplementary concept] or "severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2" [supplementary concept] or "betacoronavirus"[mesh] or sars-cov-2 or sars-cov2 or "sars cov 2") |
Infection control - PPE types, use, protocol, cleaning processes, supplies (PubMed)
((steriliz* OR sterilis* OR clean OR cleaning OR decontaminat* OR desaniti* OR contaminat* OR antisep* OR biocid* OR bleach* OR hypochlor* OR ozon* OR ultraviolet OR UV) OR ("infection control"[MeSH Terms] OR "infection control" OR nosocomial OR "cross infection") OR ("ppe" OR "N95" OR glove* OR mask* OR facemask* OR faceshield* OR shield* OR gown* OR visor* OR "space suits" OR "personal protective" OR "protective clothing" OR "protective gear" OR "protective device" OR "protective devices" OR respirator OR respirators)) AND (((coronavirus OR “corona virus” OR coronavirinae OR coronaviridae OR betacoronavirus OR covid19 OR “covid 19” OR nCoV OR “CoV 2” OR CoV2 OR sarscov2 OR 2019nCoV OR “novel CoV” OR “wuhan virus”) OR ((wuhan OR hubei OR huanan) AND (“severe acute respiratory” OR pneumonia) AND (outbreak)) OR “Coronavirus”[Mesh] OR “Coronavirus Infections”[Mesh] OR “COVID-19” [Supplementary Concept] OR “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” [Supplementary Concept] OR “Betacoronavirus”[Mesh] OR SARS-CoV-2 OR SARS-CoV2 OR “sars cov 2”)) |
Post-acute plan of care- rehab, long term acute care? Population need post covid infection/debilitations, etc. (PubMed)
(rehab OR rehabilitat* OR "occupational therapy" OR "occupational therapist" OR "physical therapy" OR "physical therapist" OR postacute OR posthospital OR post-acute OR post-hospital OR "skilled nursing" OR "nursing homes" OR "nursing home" OR "long term care") and (((coronavirus OR “corona virus” OR coronavirinae OR coronaviridae OR betacoronavirus OR covid19 OR “covid 19” OR nCoV OR “CoV 2” OR CoV2 OR sarscov2 OR 2019nCoV OR “novel CoV” OR “wuhan virus” OR ((wuhan OR hubei OR huanan) AND (“severe acute respiratory” OR pneumonia) AND (outbreak OR pandemic)) OR “Coronavirus”[Mesh] OR “Coronavirus Infections”[Mesh] OR “COVID-19” [Supplementary Concept] OR “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” [Supplementary Concept] OR “Betacoronavirus”[Mesh] OR SARS-CoV-2 OR SARS-CoV2 OR “sars cov 2”))) |
Post-Acute Care (PubMed)
("post acute" OR postacute OR "post-hosptial*" OR posthospital* OR "post discharge" OR postdischarge OR rehab OR rehabilitat* OR "physical therap*" OR "occupational therap*" OR "home care" OR "home health") AND ((coronavirus OR “corona virus” OR coronavirinae OR coronaviridae OR betacoronavirus OR covid19 OR “covid 19” OR nCoV OR “CoV 2” OR CoV2 OR sarscov2 OR SARS-CoV-2 OR SARS-CoV2 OR “sars cov 2” OR 2019nCoV OR “novel CoV” OR “wuhan virus” OR ((wuhan OR hubei OR huanan) AND (“severe acute respiratory” OR pneumonia) AND (outbreak OR pandemic)) OR “2019 novel coronavirus” OR “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” OR covid-2019 OR “covid 2019” OR Coronavirus [Mesh] OR “Coronavirus Infections”[Mesh] OR “COVID-19” [Supplementary Concept] OR “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” [Supplementary Concept] OR “Betacoronavirus”[Mesh])) |
Staffing and care models (PubMed)
((((“staffing” OR “scheduling” OR “multidisciplinary team*” OR “interdisciplinary team*” OR “model of care” OR “models of care” OR “care model*” OR “nursing model*” OR "model of nursing" OR “models of nursing” OR “nursing practice model*” OR “skill mix” OR “primary nursing“ OR "team nursing" OR "staff shortage*" OR "shortage of staff" OR “nursing resources”) AND (english[Filter])) AND ((coronavirus OR “corona virus” OR coronavirinae OR coronaviridae OR betacoronavirus OR covid19 OR “covid 19” OR nCoV OR “CoV 2” OR CoV2 OR sarscov2 OR SARS-CoV-2 OR SARS-CoV2 OR “sars cov 2” OR 2019nCoV OR “novel CoV” OR “wuhan virus” OR ((wuhan OR hubei OR huanan) AND (“severe acute respiratory” OR pneumonia) AND (outbreak OR pandemic)) OR “2019 novel coronavirus” OR “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” OR covid-2019 OR “covid 2019” OR Coronavirus [Mesh] OR “Coronavirus Infections”[Mesh] OR “COVID-19” [Supplementary Concept] OR “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” [Supplementary Concept] OR “Betacoronavirus”[Mesh]))) AND (english[Filter])) |
Prone Ventilation Rapid Response Team (PubMed)
((prone position OR prone positioning OR proning) AND ((((coronavirus OR “corona virus” OR coronavirinae OR coronaviridae OR betacoronavirus OR covid19 OR “covid 19” OR nCoV OR “CoV 2” OR CoV2 OR sarscov2 OR 2019nCoV OR “novel CoV” OR “wuhan virus” OR ((wuhan OR hubei OR huanan) AND (“severe acute respiratory” OR pneumonia) AND (outbreak OR pandemic))) OR “Coronavirus”[Mesh] OR “Coronavirus Infections”[Mesh] OR “COVID-19” [Supplementary Concept] OR “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” [Supplementary Concept] OR “Betacoronavirus”[Mesh] OR SARS-CoV-2 OR SARS-CoV2 OR “sars cov 2”)))) |
Medications (PubMed)
(coronavirus OR “corona virus” OR coronavirinae OR coronaviridae OR betacoronavirus OR covid19 OR “covid 19” OR nCoV OR “CoV 2” OR CoV2 OR sarscov2 OR SARS-CoV-2 OR SARS-CoV2 OR “sars cov 2” OR 2019nCoV OR “novel CoV” OR “wuhan virus” OR ((wuhan OR hubei OR huanan) AND (“severe acute respiratory” OR pneumonia) AND (outbreak OR pandemic)) OR “2019 novel coronavirus” OR “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” OR covid-2019 OR “covid 2019” OR Coronavirus [Mesh] OR “Coronavirus Infections”[Mesh] OR “COVID-19” [Supplementary Concept] OR “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” [Supplementary Concept] OR “Betacoronavirus”[Mesh]) AND (immunosuppress* OR “management” OR antimalarial* OR hydroxychloroquine OR chloroquine OR thromboprophyla* OR anticoagul* OR heparin OR Remdesivir OR antiviral* OR Corticosteroid* OR Lopinavir OR ritonavir OR oseltamivir OR dose OR high-dose OR low-dose OR dosage OR dosing OR inhibitor* OR immunotherapy OR modulator* OR azithromycin OR statin OR statins OR immunoglob* OR nsaid* OR agent OR agents OR oseltamivir OR biologic* or drug OR drugs OR medicines OR "medication" OR "medications" OR treatment OR treatments OR therapy OR therapies OR therapeut* OR pharm* AND english[Filter]) |
Health Disparities for African Americans (PubMed)
(coronavirus OR “corona virus” OR coronavirinae OR coronaviridae OR betacoronavirus OR covid19 OR “covid 19” OR nCoV OR “CoV 2” OR CoV2 OR sarscov2 OR SARS-CoV-2 OR SARS-CoV2 OR “sars cov 2” OR 2019nCoV OR “novel CoV” OR “wuhan virus” OR ((wuhan OR hubei OR huanan) AND (“severe acute respiratory” OR pneumonia) AND (outbreak OR pandemic)) OR “2019 novel coronavirus” OR “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” OR covid-2019 OR “covid 2019” OR Coronavirus [Mesh] OR “Coronavirus Infections”[Mesh] OR “COVID-19” [Supplementary Concept] OR “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” [Supplementary Concept] OR “Betacoronavirus”[Mesh]) AND english[Filter] AND ("minority groups"[MeSH Terms] OR "minority group*" OR "minorities" OR “ethnic minorit*” OR “African American” OR “African Americans” OR afro-american* OR “black American*” OR "health disparit*" OR “healthcare disparit*” OR “health care disparit*” OR “health care inequalit*” OR “healthcare inequalit*” OR "health equality" OR “health equity” OR “minority health” OR “racial inequalit*” OR “racial inequit*” OR “racial disparit*” OR “ethnic inequalit*” OR “ethnic inequit*” OR “ethnic disparit*”) |
Recovery phase COVID19 (telehealth, telemedicine, care models, recovery COVID19, chronic disease management, community health, population health –COVID19, community partnership, church) (PubMed)
(telemedicine OR telehealth OR eHealth OR “internet device” OR “Internet of Things” OR iphone OR “cell phone” OR cellphone OR “mobile phone” OR mobilephone OR “smart phone” OR smartphone OR “handheld phone” OR “mobile app” OR “digital technology” OR “mobile communication” OR “mobile technology” OR mHealth OR “care model*” OR “delivery of care” OR “care delivery” OR “disease recovery” OR “recovery from disease” OR recovery OR discharge OR convalescen* OR “post-lockdown” OR “post COVID19” OR “post COVID-19” OR “post pandemic” OR “stay at home” OR “shelter in place” OR reopening OR ((“chronic disease” OR “chronic illness” OR “chronically ill” OR “chronic condition*” OR “chronic health condition*” OR “chronic medical condition*”) AND (manage OR management)) OR “palliative care” OR “community health” OR “disease eradication*” OR “disease elimination*” OR “population health” OR “rural health” OR “suburban health” OR “urban health” OR “community partnership*” OR “community integration” OR “social welfare” OR “community network*” OR “care network*” OR “community health network*” OR “community partner*” OR “partnership network*” OR “faith communit*” OR “community-based” OR “church-based” OR (church* AND partnership*)) AND (coronavirus OR “corona virus” OR coronaviridae OR betacoronavirus OR covid19 OR “covid 19” OR nCoV OR “CoV 2” OR CoV2 OR sarscov2 OR SARS-CoV-2 OR SARS-CoV2 OR “sars cov 2” OR 2019nCoV OR “novel CoV” OR “wuhan virus” OR ((wuhan OR hubei OR huanan) AND (“severe acute respiratory” OR pneumonia) AND (outbreak OR pandemic)) OR “2019 novel coronavirus” OR “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” OR covid-2019 OR “covid 2019” OR Coronavirus [Mesh] OR “Coronavirus Infections”[Mesh] OR “COVID-19” [Supplementary Concept] OR “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” [Supplementary Concept] OR “Betacoronavirus”[Mesh]) AND Humans AND English |