How do I intubate a patient with COVID-19?
Self protection is of highest importance!! The decision to intubate should be made early. Attempts of stabilizing patients using non-invasive ventilation (NIV) should not delay…
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What is the role of RAS inhibitors in patients with COVID-19
There have been concerns about patients on ACE- inhibitors or ARBs and that they may be at a higher risk of being infected with SARS-COV-2.…
Do non-invasive ventilators increase the dispersion of the virus?
Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is an aerosol-generating procedure and since SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted through aerosols it is considered as a risk therapy option for the…
Is non-invasive ventilation an option for a COVID-19 patient?
There are limited data on the efficacy and safety of NIV in the context of viral pandemics. Experience with Infuenza A (H1N1) showed that NIV…
Should Glucocorticoids be administered?
At present, studies recommend against the administration of corticosteroids in a SARS-CoV-2 infection, unless there is a clinical indication for other reasons (ARDS?). Evidenz has…
Are currently available antiretrovirals effective against COVID-19?
Currently no antiretroviral therapies are licenced for the therapy of COVID-19. However, antivirals can be used. They should be administered as soon as possible, in…
How do I manage patients with different clinical phenotypes of COVID-19? Does every patient need to be admitted to the hospital?
Phenotype 1: Fever, without respiratory Symptoms: Test for SARS-CoV-2, symptomatic therapy, hospital admission not necessary Phenotype 2: Fever and pneumonic infiltrate or silent hypoxemia: Hospital…