Introduction
Note: The diagram is meant to illustrate the overall management of organ failure/shock and does not replace more detailed intensive care guidelines.
- Manage vasopressors and fluids based on a conservative fluid strategy: give patients smaller volume fluid boluses (15ml/kg instead of 30ml/kg) and, when available, initiate vasoactive medications {e.g. norepinephrine, dopamine) earlier in the course of shock.
Sources & links
- COVID-19 and multi-organ response | Link
‘ This paper aims to add onto the ever-emerging landscape of medical knowledge on COVID-19, encapsulating its multiorgan impact.’
- Partners in Health | Flow chart | PIH_Guide_COVID_Part_II_Clinical_Management_6_1
- Pulitzer Centre | How does coronavirus kill? Clinicians trace a ferocious rampage through the body, from brain to toes | Pulitzer Centre
- George Washington University | A 360 degree virtual reality technology to show the damage done to the lungs of a COVID-19 patient, showing a stark contrast between the virus infected abnormal lung tissue and the more healthy adjacent lung tissue. | Video Link