TY - JOUR
T1 - Severe SARS-CoV-2 infection in critical care
AU - Fernández-Sarmiento, Jaime
AU - Acevedo, Lorena
AU - Mulett, Hernando
AU - Bastidas, Sarah
AU - Sarta, Mauricio
AU - Durán, Nelsón
AU - Chacón, Shayl
AU - Bejarano-Quintero, Ana María
AU - Mizar, Orlanzo
AU - Pérez, Andrea
AU - Uribe-Londoño, Juanita
PY - 2020/7/11
Y1 - 2020/7/11
N2 - The world recalls with great sadness the last pandemic which resulted in more than 50 million deaths worldwide [[1], [2], [3]]. The influenza A H1N1 infection known as “Spanish flu” is estimated to have affected more than 500 million people. Once again, the planet is facing a viral infection of enormous proportions. In December 2019, in Wuhan, China, SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) was detected, affecting 80,000 people in that country and expected to affect millions around the world [4]. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the need to implement early detection strategies for the infection, fostering isolation measures for confirmed cases, and strengthening healthcare systems for a quick and timely treatment of the most severe cases [5]. As this infection develops, 205 countries worldwide have reported positive cases, with mortality rates ranging from 4% to 11%, especially in the adult population [6,7]. In this review, we seek to describe the most important aspects of this severe infection, attempting to condense them in a single document, which will allow the reader to have a global view of the problem.
AB - The world recalls with great sadness the last pandemic which resulted in more than 50 million deaths worldwide [[1], [2], [3]]. The influenza A H1N1 infection known as “Spanish flu” is estimated to have affected more than 500 million people. Once again, the planet is facing a viral infection of enormous proportions. In December 2019, in Wuhan, China, SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) was detected, affecting 80,000 people in that country and expected to affect millions around the world [4]. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the need to implement early detection strategies for the infection, fostering isolation measures for confirmed cases, and strengthening healthcare systems for a quick and timely treatment of the most severe cases [5]. As this infection develops, 205 countries worldwide have reported positive cases, with mortality rates ranging from 4% to 11%, especially in the adult population [6,7]. In this review, we seek to describe the most important aspects of this severe infection, attempting to condense them in a single document, which will allow the reader to have a global view of the problem.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tacc.2020.07.002
DO - 10.1016/j.tacc.2020.07.002
M3 - Artículo de revisión
AN - SCOPUS:85088386530
SN - 2210-8440
VL - 34
SP - 28
EP - 37
JO - Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care
JF - Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care
ER -