COVID-19: A Geriatric Emergency.
Virginia BoccardiCarmelinda RuggieroPatrizia MecocciPublished in: Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) (2020)
The older Italian population is posing a challenge in the number of deaths for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). According to previous data from China, pre-existing health conditions dramatically increase the risk of dying from COVID-19. The presence of multiple diseases in older patients may be considered as a mark of frailty, which increases the person's vulnerability to stress and impairs the multisystemic compensatory effort to restore homeostasis. The clinical complexity associated with the management of frailty may increase the risk of complications during infection as well as the lack of the early recognition of atypical symptoms. There is an urgent need to share expertise and clinical management skills with geriatricians as well as the need for early diagnosis to start treatment at the earliest convenience in the community, with the aim to avoid the collapse of intensive care units.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- healthcare
- public health
- community dwelling
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- intensive care unit
- mental health
- emergency department
- palliative care
- climate change
- risk factors
- health information
- medical students
- deep learning
- depressive symptoms
- artificial intelligence
- data analysis
- stress induced
- sleep quality