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. 2020 Nov;24(Suppl 5):S244-S253.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23601.

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

Deven Juneja  1 , Raymond D Savio  2 , Shrikanth Srinivasan  3 , Rahul A Pandit  4 , Suresh Ramasubban  5 , Pavan K Reddy  6 , Manoj Singh  7 , Palepu Bn Gopal  8 , Dhruva Chaudhry  9 , Deepak Govil  10 , Shubhal Dixit  11 , Srinivas Samavedam  12
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Basic Critical Care for Management of COVID-19 Patients: Position Paper of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, Part-I

Deven Juneja et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2020 Nov.

Abstract

With more than 23 million infections and more than 814,000 deaths worldwide, the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is still far from over. Several classes of drugs including antivirals, antiretrovirals, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and antibiotics have been tried with varying levels of success. Still, there is lack of any specific therapy to deal with this infection. Although less than 30% of these patients require intensive care unit admission, morbidity and mortality in this subgroup of patients remain high. Hence, it becomes imperative to have general principles to guide intensivists managing these patients. However, as the literature emerges, these recommendations may change and hence, frequent updates may be required. How to cite this article: Juneja D, Savio RD, Srinivasan S, Pandit RA, Ramasubban S, Reddy PK, et al. Basic Critical Care for Management of COVID-19 Patients: Position Paper of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, Part-I. Indian J Crit Care Med 2020;24(Suppl 5):S244-S253.

Keywords: Antivirals; COVID-19; Corticosteroids; Critical care; Intensive care; SARS-CoV-2.

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