Intensive support recommendations for critically-ill patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection

• Autor(a) principal: Corrêa,Thiago Domingos
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Matos,Gustavo Faissol Janot de, Bravim,Bruno de Arruda, Cordioli,Ricardo Luiz, Garrido,Alejandra del Pilar Gallardo, Assuncao,Murillo Santucci Cesar de, Barbas,Carmen Silvia Valente, Timenetsky,Karina Tavares, Rodrigues,Roseny dos Reis, Guimarães,Hélio Penna, Rabello Filho,Roberto, Lomar,Frederico Polito, Scarin,Farah Christina de La Cruz, Batista,Carla Luciana, Pereira,Adriano José, Guerra,João Carlos de Campos, Carneiro,Bárbara Vieira, Nawa,Ricardo Kenji, Brandão,Rodrigo Martins, Pesaro,Antônio Eduardo Pereira, Silva Júnior,Moacyr, Carvalho,Fabricio Rodrigues Torres de, Silva,Cilene Saghabi de Medeiros, Almeida,Ana Claudia Ferraz de, Franken,Marcelo, Pesavento,Marcele Liliane, Eid,Raquel Afonso Caserta, Ferraz,Leonardo José Rolim
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Einstein (São Paulo)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082020000100904
• topic: Coronavirus; COVID-19; Respiratory insufficiency; Respiratory distress syndrome, adult; Intensive care units

ABSTRACT In December 2019, a series of patients with severe pneumonia were identified in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, who progressed to severe acute respiratory syndrome and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Subsequently, COVID-19 was attributed to a new betacoronavirus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Approximately 20% of patients diagnosed as COVID-19 develop severe forms of the disease, including acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, severe acute respiratory syndrome, acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute renal failure and require intensive care. There is no randomized controlled clinical trial addressing potential therapies for patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection at the time of publishing these treatment recommendations. Therefore, these recommendations are based predominantly on the opinion of experts (level C of recommendation).