Surging ICU during COVID-19 pandemic: an overview.
Curr Opin Crit Care
; 28(6): 638-644, 2022 Dec 01.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2063072
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed great challenges to intensive care units (ICUs) across the globe. The objective of this review is to provide an overview on how ICU surging was managed during COVID-19 pandemic, with a special focus on papers published in the last 18âmonths. RECENT FINDINGS:
From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was apparent that the biggest challenge was the inequity of access to an adequately equipped and staffed ICU bed. The first wave was overwhelming; large surge of patients required critical care, resources were limited and non-COVID-19 care processes were severely compromised. Various approaches were used to address ICU staffing shortage and to expand the physical ICU space capacity. Because of restrictions to family visitations in most ICUs, the pandemic posed a threat to communication and family-centered ICU care. The pandemic, especially during the first wave, was accompanied by a high level of apprehension in the community, many uncertainties about clinical course and therapy and an influx of speculations and misinformation.SUMMARY:
Although healthcare systems learned how to face some of the challenges with subsequent waves, the pandemic had persistent effects on healthcare systems.
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Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pandemias
/
COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Curr Opin Crit Care
Asunto de la revista:
Terapia intensiva
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
MCC.0000000000001001
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