Optimizing Supportive Care in COVID-19 Patients: A Multidisciplinary Approach

• Published in: Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare Vol. 13; pp. 877 - 880
• Main Authors: Haleeqa, Mohamed Abu, Alshamsi, Iman, habib, Ammar Al, Noshi, Mohamed, Abdullah, Shazia, Kamour, Ashraf, Ibrahim, Halah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Macclesfield Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Dove; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Anticoagulants; anticoagulation; Collaboration; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Disease control; Health aspects; Hospital patients; Hospitalization; Hospitals; Hypoxia; Infection; Infections; Infectious diseases; Influenza; Internal medicine; interprofessional collaboration; Lung diseases; Mortality; Pandemics; Pathogens; Patients; Pneumonia; prone positioning; Rehabilitation; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Strategic planning (Business); supportive care; United Arab Emirates; ventilation; Ventilators; United Arab Emirates

Within just a few months, SARS-CoV-2 has evolved from a virtually unknown pathogen to a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. As COVID-19 infection can affect multiple organ systems, treating many manifestations and complications requires clinical expertise across the healthcare profes...