Intensive care unit adaptations in the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned

The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic had deleterious effects on the healthcare systems around the world. To increase intensive care units (ICUs) bed capacities, multiple adaptations had to be made to increase surge capacity. In this editorial, we demonstrate the changes made by an ICU of a midwest...

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Published in:World journal of virology 2022-11, Vol.11 (6), p.394-398
Main Authors: Khedr, Anwar, Rokser, David, Borge, Jeanine, Rushing, Hannah, Zoesch, Greta, Johnson, Wade, Wang, Han-Yin, Lanz, April, Bartlett, Brian N, Poehler, Jessica, Surani, Salim, Khan, Syed A
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Language:English
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Summary:The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic had deleterious effects on the healthcare systems around the world. To increase intensive care units (ICUs) bed capacities, multiple adaptations had to be made to increase surge capacity. In this editorial, we demonstrate the changes made by an ICU of a midwest community hospital in the United States. These changes included moving patients that used to be managed in the ICU to progressive care units, such as patients requiring non-invasive ventilation and high flow nasal cannula, ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients, and post-neurosurgery patients. Additionally, newer tactics were applied to the processes of assessing oxygen supply and demand, patient care rounds, and post-ICU monitoring.
ISSN:2220-3249
2220-3249
DOI:10.5501/wjv.v11.i6.394