Characteristics and Unexpected COVID-19 Diagnoses in Resuscitation Room Patients during the COVID-19 Outbreak-A Retrospective Case Series.
Sebastian BergrathOlaf AretzHendrik HaakeAdrian RingelsteinIngo GreiffendorfUllrich GraevenJochen WindfuhrPublished in: BioMed research international (2020)
We recommend an expanded suspicion strategy for COVID-19 due to unexpected diagnostic outcomes. Personal protective equipment should be used in every resuscitation room operation due to unexpected cases and initial knowledge gaps. Furthermore, tracheal fluid should be tested for SARS-CoV-2 in every intubated patient due to cases with negative pharyngeal swabs and negative chest CT.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- coronavirus disease
- cardiac arrest
- end stage renal disease
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- computed tomography
- prognostic factors
- type diabetes
- case report
- septic shock
- image quality
- skeletal muscle
- positron emission tomography
- insulin resistance
- patient reported
- glycemic control