Nursing Care for Critically ill Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019
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Coronavirus disease 2019, critical ill patients with COVID-19, nursing care for critical ill patients with COVID-19Abstract
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a human-to human transmitted disease that rapidly spread worldwide. Although most of the infected patients are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, some patients develop pneumonia. Others patients have a rapid and severe disease progression leading to acute respiratory failure and need ventilator support, which is high risk for mortality. Patients, therefore, need a complex, continuous, rapid, and timely care. Therefore, nurses play a pivotal role in caring for the COVID-19 critically ill patients as they are the front line and close contact with patients in a multidisciplinary team. This article aims to review the epidemic situation, disease progression, treatment, and nursing care of COVID-19 patients with critical condition to provide knowledge about disease progression and guidelines for nurses in caring for critically ill patients with COVID-19 to receive effective care. Results of the literature review showed that the key domains of nursing care for the COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure includes: 1) intubation and ventilation care, 2) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) care, 3) venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention, 4) nutrition care, and 5) psychological support.
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