This page lists feature articles on COVID-19 relevant to people working at St Vincent's Health Australia.
All articles listed are open access unless stated otherwise.
Therapy
Real-world effectiveness of molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir against mortality, hospitalization, and in-hospital outcomes among community-dwelling, ambulatory COVID-19 patients during the BA.2.2 wave in Hong Kong: an observational study.
MedRxiv:2022: May 26 Full text
Oral nirmatrelvir and severe Covid-19 outcomes during the omicron surge.
Research Square:2022: June 1 Full text
Prevention
Tixagevimab/cilgavimab for prevention of COVID-19 during the omicron surge: retrospective analysis of National VA electronic data.
MedRxiv:2022: May 29 Full text
Clinical Practice
Energy expenditure in COVID-19 mechanically ventilated patients: a comparison of three methods of energy estimation.
Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition:2022: May 8 Full text
Racial and ethnic discrepancy in pulse oximetry and delayed identification of treatment eligibility among patients with COVID-19.
JAMA Internal Medicine:2022: May 31 Full text
Reduced number of admissions with acute appendicitis but not severe acute appendicitis at two Sydney hospitals during the first COVID-19 lockdown period. SVHA
ANZ Journal of Surgery:2022: May 30 Full text
Behavioural drivers influencing emergency department attendance in Victoria during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods investigation. AUS
Emergency Medicine Australasia:2022: May 27 Full text
Epidemiology
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection.
Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality and Outcomes:2022: May 30 Full text
Recovery of dialysis patients with COVID-19: health outcomes 3 months after diagnosis in ERACODA.
Nephrology, Dialysis Transplantation:2022:37(6):1140-51 Full text
Vaccines
Effectiveness of heterologous and homologous covid-19 vaccine regimens: living systematic review with network meta-analysis.
BMJ:2022: May 31 Full text
Immunology
The magnitude and timing of recalled immunity after breakthrough infection is shaped by SARS-CoV-2 variants. AUS
Immunity:2022: May 26 Full text
Protection and waning of natural and hybrid immunity to SARS-CoV-2.
New England Journal of Medicine:2022: May 25 Full text
Psychological Aspects
Surviving the COVID-19 pandemic: an examination of adaptive coping strategies. SVHA
Heliyon:2022: May 20 Full text
