Opposing Forces During COVID-19: Perspective From the ICU - Contagionlive.com
5/31/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 11 months ago
by Maureen McElligott, MD, Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD, Kelly Cawcutt, MD, MS, FACP, FIDSA, FCCM
by Maureen McElligott, MD, Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD, Kelly Cawcutt, MD, MS, FACP, FIDSA, FCCM
Conflicting priorities of infection control, antimicrobial stewardship, and critical care make the management of sepsis secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection challenging.
Recognizing and treating sepsis promptly saves lives. Some suggest that every patient admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 has sepsis secondary to COVID-19 infection. Conventional wisdom has taught … [+10657 chars]
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