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Anaesthesia. 2020 Mar 27. doi: 10.1111/anae.15049. [Epub ahead of print]
The Italian COVID-19 outbreak: experiences and recommendations from clinical practice.
Sorbello M[SUP]1[/SUP], El-Boghdadly K[SUP]2[/SUP], Di Giacinto I[SUP]3[/SUP], Cataldo R[SUP]4[/SUP], Esposito C[SUP]5[/SUP], Falcetta S[SUP]6[/SUP], Merli G[SUP]7[/SUP], Cortese G[SUP]8[/SUP], Corso RM[SUP]9[/SUP], Bressan F[SUP]10[/SUP], Pintaudi S[SUP]11,[/SUP][SUP]12[/SUP], Greif R[SUP]13[/SUP], Donati A[SUP]14[/SUP], Petrini F[SUP]15[/SUP]; Societ? Italiana di Anestesia Analgesia Rianimazione e Terapia Intensiva (SIAARTI) Airway Research Group, The European Airway Management Society.
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Abstract
Novel coronavirus 2019 is a single-stranded, ribonucleic acid virus that has led to an international pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Clinical data from the Chinese outbreak have been reported, but experiences and recommendations from clinical practice during the Italian outbreak have not. We report the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on regional and national healthcare infrastructure. We also report on recommendations based on clinical experiences of managing patients throughout Italy. In particular, we describe key elements of clinical management, including safe oxygen therapy, airway management, personal protective equipment and non-technical aspects of caring for patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Only through planning, training and team working will clinicians and healthcare systems be best placed to deal with the many complex implications of this new pandemic.
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19; critical care; tracheal intubation; ventilation
PMID:32221973DOI:10.1111/anae.15049
The Italian COVID-19 outbreak: experiences and recommendations from clinical practice.
Sorbello M[SUP]1[/SUP], El-Boghdadly K[SUP]2[/SUP], Di Giacinto I[SUP]3[/SUP], Cataldo R[SUP]4[/SUP], Esposito C[SUP]5[/SUP], Falcetta S[SUP]6[/SUP], Merli G[SUP]7[/SUP], Cortese G[SUP]8[/SUP], Corso RM[SUP]9[/SUP], Bressan F[SUP]10[/SUP], Pintaudi S[SUP]11,[/SUP][SUP]12[/SUP], Greif R[SUP]13[/SUP], Donati A[SUP]14[/SUP], Petrini F[SUP]15[/SUP]; Societ? Italiana di Anestesia Analgesia Rianimazione e Terapia Intensiva (SIAARTI) Airway Research Group, The European Airway Management Society.
Author information
Abstract
Novel coronavirus 2019 is a single-stranded, ribonucleic acid virus that has led to an international pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Clinical data from the Chinese outbreak have been reported, but experiences and recommendations from clinical practice during the Italian outbreak have not. We report the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on regional and national healthcare infrastructure. We also report on recommendations based on clinical experiences of managing patients throughout Italy. In particular, we describe key elements of clinical management, including safe oxygen therapy, airway management, personal protective equipment and non-technical aspects of caring for patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Only through planning, training and team working will clinicians and healthcare systems be best placed to deal with the many complex implications of this new pandemic.
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19; critical care; tracheal intubation; ventilation
PMID:32221973DOI:10.1111/anae.15049