A Serendipitous Outcome of COVID-19: Modifications to ICU Management.
Malays J Med Sci
; 30(6): 22-28, 2023 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
Nosocomial infections are common in intensive care units (ICUs) and often cause increased morbidity and mortality rates in ICU patients. With the emergence of the highly infectious COVID-19, the high prevalence of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) in ICU has caused much more concern because patients admitted to the ICU have a more severe and prolonged form of the disease. These patients are more likely to develop HAIs than non-ICU patients. Medical communities adopted several measures to make ICU management safer during the pandemic all over the world. In this study, we re-examined the challenges faced and the changes made in ICU management during the pandemic to speculate how these changes will be relevant post-pandemic and can be permanently incorporated into the ICU to improve safety, management, and critical care and make critical care better equipped for future disease breakouts.
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Malays J Med Sci
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2023
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Pakistán