Critically ill COVID-19 patient

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.

Predictive Value of CAR for In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

“…We considered that our study results would be clinically important regarding the follow-up and treatment plans for COVID-19 cases. Particularly, in patients who need invasive mechanical ventilation due to COVID-19, the mortality rate might reach up to 100% in some studies ( 18 , 19 ). This creates an even faster treatment requirement than the classic acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) chart.…”

COVID-19: Molecular and Cellular Response

“…Among the critically ill patients admitted to ICU, severe disease with respiratory failure due to mucus plugs; severe pneumonia and ARDS is reported in 60%–70% of patients whilst sepsis and septic shock is seen in 30% of patients ( Halacli et al., 2020 ).…”

Age-dependent and Independent Symptoms and Comorbidities Predictive of COVID-19 Hospitalization

“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)-CoV-2, continues to burden medical institutions around the world by increasing total hospitalization and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admissions [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] . A better understanding of symptoms, comorbidities and medication used for preexisting conditions in patients with COVID-19 could help healthcare workers identify patients at increased risk of developing more severe disease 10,11 .…”