Critically ill COVID-19 patient

HALAÇLI B., EROL S., TOPELİ İSKİT A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.50, pp.585-591, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 50
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-2004-122
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.585-591
  • Keywords: Coronavirus, SARS-CoV 2, pandemic, respiratory failure, ARDS, intensive care
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

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.