Improving patient care through evidence‑based guidelines
SIGN response to COVID-19
SIGN is adapting our normal ways of working to support health and social care services to respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out more
We highlight the following reliable resources for NHS Scotland as particularly useful.
COVID-19 guidance
Assessment of COVID-19 in primary care Evidence review updated 21/07/2020
Definitions of respiratory patients at high risk of COVID-19 infection, for shielding (PDF) published 30/04/2020
COVID-19 position statement: CPAP for COVID-19-related respiratory failure (PDF) updated 09/09/2020
Maternal critical care provisionВ (PDF) published 19/05/2020
Prevention of thrombosis in RRT (PDF) published 27/05/2020
Presentations and management of COVID-19 in older people in acute care (PDF) published 29/05/2020
The prevention and management of thromboembolism in hospitalised patients with COVID-19-related diseaseВ (PDF) published 20/07/2020
Reducing the risk of postoperative mortality due to COVID-19 in patients undergoing elective surgery (PDF) published 21/08/2020
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New SIGN decision support app
SIGN has a new app to provide a range of decision support toolkits based on our guidelines.
The first decision support tool,В COVID-19 assessment in primary care - predicting severe disease, is available now. It provides access to:
- The rapid evidence review by SIGN and the University of Glasgow on symptoms, comorbidities, other risk factors and clinical signs in adults which may indicate a higher risk of progression to severe disease in COVID-19
- The Scottish Government's COVID-19 Primary Care Hub Triage Guide.
Download from the App Store or Google play
Or use online, https://www.signdecisionsupport.uk/
