Article ; Online: Inpatient Care of Patients with COVID-19: A Guide for Hospitalists.
The American journal of medicine
2020 Volume 133, Issue 9, Page(s) 1019–1024
Abstract: ... or COVID-19. As an increasing proportion of the at-risk population becomes infected, and patients ... with severe illness are hospitalized, it is essential for hospitalists to remain current on how to best care ... task of caring for patients while also adapting to the many logistical and social elements ...
Abstract | Since its emergence in December 2019, the virus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has quickly caused a pandemic. This virus causes a disease now known as coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. As an increasing proportion of the at-risk population becomes infected, and patients with severe illness are hospitalized, it is essential for hospitalists to remain current on how to best care for people with suspected or confirmed disease. Establishing a system for logistical planning, and accurate information sharing is strongly recommended. Infection control remains the ultimate goal. As such, health care workers should be educated on universal and isolation precautions, and the appropriate use of personal protective equipment. Social distancing should be encouraged to prevent the spread of infection, and creative and innovative ways to reduce contact may need to be considered. Moreover, it is imperative to prepare for contingencies as medical staff will inevitably get sick or become unavailable. Hospitalists have the difficult task of caring for patients while also adapting to the many logistical and social elements of a pandemic. |
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MeSH term(s) | Betacoronavirus/isolation & purification ; COVID-19 ; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology ; Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control ; Coronavirus Infections/therapy ; Disease Transmission, Infectious/prevention & control ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Infection Control/methods ; Infection Control/organization & administration ; Pandemics/prevention & control ; Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology ; Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control ; Pneumonia, Viral/therapy ; SARS-CoV-2 |
Keywords | covid19 |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2020-04-25 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Review |
ZDB-ID | 80015-6 |
ISSN | 1555-7162 ; 1873-2178 ; 0002-9343 ; 1548-2766 |
ISSN (online) | 1555-7162 ; 1873-2178 |
ISSN | 0002-9343 ; 1548-2766 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.03.041 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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