Africa’s critical care capacity before COVID-19

Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia ◽

10.36303/sajaa.2020.26.3.2431 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 162-164

Author(s):

ET Ayebale ◽

NJ Kassebaum ◽

AM Roche ◽

BM Biccard

Keyword(s):

Critical Care ◽

Surgical Outcomes ◽

Outcomes Study ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

Care Capacity

Critical care capabilities in affluent countries have been overwhelmed by the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Data from the African Surgical Outcomes Study (ASOS)1 suggests that this critical care crisis will be significantly worse in Africa.

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Saturation of critical care capacity and mortality in patients with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italy

Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care ◽

10.1016/j.tacc.2020.05.002 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 33 ◽

pp. 33-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Edoardo Mannucci ◽

Giovanni Antonio Silverii ◽

Matteo Monami

Keyword(s):

Critical Care ◽

The Novel ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

Care Capacity

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Critical care admission of South African (SA) surgical patients: Results of the SA Surgical Outcomes Study

South African Medical Journal ◽

10.7196/samj.2017.v107i5.11455 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 107 (5) ◽

pp. 411 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

David Lee Skinner ◽

Kim De Vasconcellos ◽

Robert Wise ◽

Tonya Marianne Esterhuizen ◽

Cate Fourie ◽

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Keyword(s):

Critical Care ◽

South African ◽

Surgical Outcomes ◽

Surgical Patients ◽

Critical Care Admission ◽

Outcomes Study

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A Timely Call to Arms: COVID-19, the Circadian Clock, and Critical Care

Journal of Biological Rhythms ◽

10.1177/0748730421992587 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

pp. 55-70

Author(s):

Jeffrey Haspel ◽

Minjee Kim ◽

Phyllis Zee ◽

Tanja Schwarzmeier ◽

Sara Montagnese ◽

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Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Human Physiology ◽

Critical Care ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽

Circadian Clock ◽

Clinical Course ◽

Disease Expression ◽

Severe Manifestation ◽

Novel Coronavirus

We currently find ourselves in the midst of a global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the highly infectious novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Here, we discuss aspects of SARS-CoV-2 biology and pathology and how these might interact with the circadian clock of the host. We further focus on the severe manifestation of the illness, leading to hospitalization in an intensive care unit. The most common severe complications of COVID-19 relate to clock-regulated human physiology. We speculate on how the pandemic might be used to gain insights on the circadian clock but, more importantly, on how knowledge of the circadian clock might be used to mitigate the disease expression and the clinical course of COVID-19.

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COVID-19: Nutrition and functional outcomes for critical care survivors in a 400- bedded district general hospital in North London

Journal of the Intensive Care Society ◽

10.1177/17511437211025420 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 175114372110254

Author(s):

Rachel Catlow ◽

Charlotte Cheeseman ◽

Helen Newman

Keyword(s):

Critical Care ◽

General Hospital ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Functional Outcomes ◽

Critical Care Unit ◽

Workforce Planning ◽

District General Hospital ◽

Allied Health Professionals ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

Rehabilitation Needs

Novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has resulted in huge numbers of critically ill patients. This study describes the inpatient recovery and rehabilitation needs of patients admitted with COVID-19 to the critical care unit of a 400 bedded general hospital in London, United Kingdom. The rehabilitation needs of our sample were considerable. It is recommended that the increase demand on allied health professionals capacity demonstrated is considered in future COVID-19-related workforce-planning.

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