Abstract

Since the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak originated from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, at the end of 2019, it has become a clinical threat to the general population worldwide. Among people infected with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), the intensive management of the critically ill patients in intensive care unit (ICU) needs substantial medical resource. In the present article, we have summarized the promising drugs, adjunctive agents, respiratory supportive strategies, as well as circulation management, multiple organ function monitoring and appropriate nutritional strategies for the treatment of COVID-19 in the ICU based on the previous experience of treating other viral infections and influenza. These treatments are referable before the vaccine and specific drugs are available for COVID-19.

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Title
Therapeutic strategies for critically ill patients with COVID-19
Author
Li, Lei 1 ; Li, Ranran 1 ; Wu, Zhixiong 2 ; Yang, Xianghong 3 ; Zhao, Mingyan 4 ; Liu, Jiao 5 ; Chen, Dechang 6 

 Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.16821.3c) (ISNI:0000 0004 0368 8293) 
 Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.413597.d) (ISNI:0000 0004 1757 8802) 
 Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.417401.7) (ISNI:0000 0004 1798 6507) 
 The First Hospital Affiliated to Harbin Medical University, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Harbin, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.410736.7) (ISNI:0000 0001 2204 9268) 
 Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ruijin North Hospital, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.16821.3c) (ISNI:0000 0004 0368 8293) 
 Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.16821.3c) (ISNI:0000 0004 0368 8293); Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ruijin North Hospital, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.16821.3c) (ISNI:0000 0004 0368 8293) 
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Dec 2020
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
e-ISSN
21105820
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2391790577
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2020. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.