Basic Critical Care for Management of COVID-19 Patients: Position Paper of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, Part II

JOURNAL TITLE: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Author
1. Pavan K Reddy
2. Palepu BN Gopal
3. Manoj K Singh
ISSN
0972-5229
DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23593
Volume
24
Issue
S5
Publishing Year
2020
Pages
9
Author Affiliations
    1. Department of Critical Care Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
    1. Department of Critical Care, Apollo Hospitals International Limited, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
    1. Division of Critical Care, CARE Hospitals, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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    Abstract

    In a resource-limited country like India, rationing of scarce critical care resources might be required to ensure appropriate delivery of care to the critically ill patients suffering from COVID-19 infection. Most of these patients require critical care support because of respiratory failure or presence of multiorgan dysfunction syndrome. As there is no pharmacological therapy available, respiratory support in the form of supplemental oxygen, noninvasive ventilation, and invasive mechanical ventilation remains mainstay of care in intensive care units. As there is still dearth of direct evidence, most of the data are extrapolated from the experience gained from the management of general critical care patients.

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