Intensive care unit treatment for patients suffering from COVID-19 : the Neuchâtel experience

SARS-CoV-2 appeared in Switzerland in February 2020 and reached Neuchâtel in March. During 2 months, 43 patients were admitted in the intensive care unit. 55% of ICU admitted patients received mechanical ventilation, 66% of which in prone position. All patients were treated with hydroxychloroquine. The majority of patients received antiretrovirals. One patient was treated with remdesivir. Near half the patients were treated with tocilizumab. One patient received a convalescent plasma obtained from patients who had recovered from COVID-19. The mortality rate was 17%. These results are in line with those from university intensive care units in Switzerland.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Revue medicale suisse - 16(2020), 716 vom: 25. Nov., Seite 2284-2286

Sprache:

Französisch

Weiterer Titel:

Traitement des patients souffrant de Covid-19 aux soins intensifs : l’expérience neuchâteloise

Beteiligte Personen:

Haller, Moa-Lina [VerfasserIn]
Brunner, Marie-Eve [VerfasserIn]
Zender, Hervé Olivier [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 30.11.2020

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318043084