COVID-19 Laboratory Testing/CDC Guidelines

Return to Work in COVID-19: Review of Current Guidelines

Background and aims: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is mainly a respiratory disease which is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Virus. The outbreak first began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and then expanded globally. COVID-19 can result in illness ranging from mild to severe. However, some of the affected individuals might be asymptomatic. Symptoms of the disease may appear in as few as 2 days...

The role of laboratory parameters in COVID-19 diagnosis

Assessment of Clinical and Laboratory Data among the Readmitted COVID-19 and Non COVID-19 Patients in Iran

Background and Objective: Hospital readmissions are common and expensive. Identifying the patients who are at high risk of readmission can decrease readmission. Hence, in the present study, the clinical characteristics, biomarker results, and Computed Tomography (CT) criteria of all the readmitted patients were assessed. Materials and Methods: Data of 98 readmitted patients to the Baqiyatallah...

Elective Surgery Guidelines During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Current Literature Review

Background: The primary purpose of this literature review is to investigate different views of elective surgery management during the COVID-19 pandemic. In other words, the guidelines about diseases prevention and their proper management during performing elective surgeries have been reviewed. Materials and Methods: Current articles related to COVID-19 and practicing elective surgeries in diff...

Criminal Liability for Non-Compliance with Health Care Guidelines and Criteria in COVID-19

The emerging and pervasive disease of COVID 19 (coronavirus disease), which has gone from an epidemic to a global pandemic, has created many challenges for the international community. Since this disease has certain characteristics such as the unknown and complexity of its origin, high extent and speed of its spread and transmission, high mutability, lack of definitive treatment so far for it, ...