Guideline-directed management of COVID-19: Do's and Don'ts

Martin Kolb, Anh Tuan Dinh‐Xuan, Laurent Brochard

2021European Respiratory Journal14 citationsDOI Open Access PDF

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to dominate our daily lives. The “second wave” has slowed down in most regions around the globe, just to give way to the third wave of infections. Hospitalisations and death are again on the rise despite public health measures and vaccination programmes. Unfortunately, we have to expect that COVID-19 will persist as a major challenge for the delivery of medical care for a long while to go. Despite all efforts, a significant number of patients, in particular the elderly and those with risk factors, will get ill from this disease and some will eventually require hospitalisation. This editorial summarises the highlights of the European Respiratory Society COVID-19 treatment guideline <https://bit.ly/3tClBRe>

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