Critically ill COVID-19 patient
Burçin Halaçlı, Akın Kaya, Arzu Topeli̇
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) stands out as the major pandemic that we have experienced in the last century. As it affects every social structure, it brought the importance of intensive care support once again to the agenda of healthcare system after causing severe acute respiratory syndrome. The precautions to be taken against this virus, where our knowledge is extremely small, intensive care units take an indispensable place in pandemic planning. In this review, we aimed to emphasize the crucial points regarding intensive care management of COVID-19 patients, which we have written not only for intensivists but also for all healthcare professionals.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePandemicIntensive careCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Intensive care medicineCritically illHealth care2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Medical emergencyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)VirologyPathologyEconomicsEconomic growthOutbreakRespiratory Support and MechanismsCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesLong-Term Effects of COVID-19