Diabetes or endocrinopathy admitted in the COVID‐19 ward
Katrien Clotman, Marcel Twickler
Abstract
The Covid-19 pandemic confronted us with unknown clinical pictures, also in diabetology and endocrinology. Sharing clinical experiences is therefore of enormous importance. Actually, information about the care given in the Covid-19 ward (in contrast to that provided in the Emergency Room/ICU) is still sparse. The last weeks we built experience and gathered knowledge while giving hospital care to patients who had a pre-existent endocrine disease (and diabetes; most patients suffered from a type two diabetes). In our contribution we presented our insights obtained from this intensive period obtained in the Covid-19 ward.
Topics & Concepts
DiabetologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PandemicMedicineDiabetes mellitus2019-20 coronavirus outbreakIntensive care medicineSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PediatricsEndocrine diseaseType 1 diabetesEndocrine systemDiseaseIntensive careEmergency medicineMedical emergencyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineEndocrinologyVirologyHormoneOutbreakHyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patientsDiabetes Management and ResearchDiabetes and associated disorders