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Update in COVID-19 in the intensive care unit from the 2020 HELLENIC Athens International symposium.

ABSTRACT: The 2020 International Web Scientific Event in COVID-19 pandemic in critically ill patients aimed at updating the information and knowledge on the COVID-19 pandemic in the intensive care unit. Experts reviewed the latest literature relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in critically ill patients, such as epidemiology, pathophysiology, phenotypes of infection, COVID-19 as a systematic infection, molecular diagnosis, mechanical ventilation, thromboprophylaxis, COVID-19 associated co-infections, immunotherapy, plasma treatment, catheter-related bloodstream infections, artificial intelligence for COVID-19, and vaccination. Antiviral therapy and co-infections are out of the scope of this review. In this review, each of these issues is discussed with key messages regarding management and further research being presented after a brief review of available evidence.

SUBMITTER: Rello J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7580531 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Update in COVID-19 in the intensive care unit from the 2020 HELLENIC Athens International symposium.

Rello Jordi J Belliato Mirko M Dimopoulos Meletios-Athanasios MA Giamarellos-Bourboulis Evangelos J EJ Jaksic Vladimir V Martin-Loeches Ignacio I Mporas Iosif I Pelosi Paolo P Poulakou Garyphallia G Pournaras Spyridon S Tamae-Kakazu Maximiliano M Timsit Jean-François JF Waterer Grant G Tejada Sofia S Dimopoulos George G

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The 2020 International Web Scientific Event in COVID-19 pandemic in critically ill patients aimed at updating the information and knowledge on the COVID-19 pandemic in the intensive care unit. Experts reviewed the latest literature relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in critically ill patients, such as epidemiology, pathophysiology, phenotypes of infection, COVID-19 as a systematic infection, molecular diagnosis, mechanical ventilation, thromboprophylaxis, COVID-19 associated co-infections, immuno ...[more]

PMID: 33172592

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Update in COVID-19 in the intensive care unit from the 2020 HELLENIC Athens International symposium.

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Update in COVID-19 in the intensive care unit from the 2020 HELLENIC Athens International symposium.

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