Procedures in COVID-19 Patients: Part-II

Rajesh K Pande; Ashish Bhalla; Sheila N Myatra; Lakshmi N Yaddanpuddi; Sachin Gupta; Tapas K Sahoo; Ravi Prakash; Tarun A Sahu; Akansha Jain; Palepu Bn Gopal; Dhruva Chaudhry; Deepak Govil; Subhal Dixit; Srinivas Samavedam

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23604

Procedures in COVID-19 Patients: Part-II

Indian J Crit Care Med. 2020 Nov;24(Suppl 5):S272-S279. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23604.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Critical Care Medicine, BLK Center for Critical Care, BLK Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, India.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
³ Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
⁴ Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
⁵ Department of Critical Care, Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Gurugram, Haryana, India.
⁶ Department of Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Critical Care, Medanta Hospital, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
⁷ Department of Paediatric ICU, Bhagwan Mahavir Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
⁸ Department of Critical Care, Continental Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
⁹ Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
¹⁰ Department of Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Critical Care and Anesthesia, Medanta: The Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India.
¹¹ Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sanjeevan and MJM Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
¹² Department of Critical Care, Virinchi Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Abstract

Critical care in the era of novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection has multiple challenges including management of the patient, underlying comorbidities, and the complications. With no end in sight to the pandemic, intensive care unit (ICU) practitioners and hospital administrators have to join hands to prepare for the long battle ahead. Critically ill COVID-19 patients need imaging or image-guided interventions in one form or the other including X-rays, ultrasonography (USG), echocardiography (ECHO), and CT scan. These patients often require renal replacement therapy (RRT) for either the preexisting chronic renal insufficiency or acutely developing kidney injury. Another important component of care is transfer of the patient to and fro from the ICU or to higher care centers. Most of the ICUs are equipped with modern facilities but with increasing number of patients a large number of makeshift arrangements are being made for managing these patients. This position paper outlines important tips to formulate protocols and procedures for critically ill patients, who are managed in the ICU. How to cite this article: Pande RK, Bhalla A, Myatra SN, Yaddanpuddi LN, Gupta S, Sahoo TK, et al. Procedures in COVID-19 Patients: Part-II. Indian J Crit Care Med 2020;24(Suppl 5):S272-S279.

Keywords: Acute kidney injury; Airway; Ambulance; COVID-19; CT scan; Continuous renal replacement therapy; Hemodialysis; SARS-CoV-2; Ultrasonography interventional.

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Review