COVID-19 Advanced Care

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, related to the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has caused a worldwide sudden and substantial burden in public health due to an enormous increase in hospitalizations for pneumonia with the multiorgan disease. Treatm...

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Autores principales: Evangelia Fouka, Ioannis Kalomenidis, Niki Gianniou, Sofia Gida, Paschalis Steiropoulos
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:cdea31a1e9344c23be48713865e7bb942021-11-25T18:06:59ZCOVID-19 Advanced Care10.3390/jpm111110822075-4426https://doaj.org/article/cdea31a1e9344c23be48713865e7bb942021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/11/11/1082https://doaj.org/toc/2075-4426The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, related to the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has caused a worldwide sudden and substantial burden in public health due to an enormous increase in hospitalizations for pneumonia with the multiorgan disease. Treatment for individuals with COVID-19 includes best practices for supportive management of acute hypoxic respiratory failure. Emerging data indicate that dexamethasone therapy reduces 28-day mortality in patients requiring supplemental oxygen compared with usual care, and ongoing trials are testing the efficacy of antiviral therapies, immune modulators and anticoagulants in the prevention of disease progression and complications, while monoclonal antibodies and hyperimmune globulin may provide additional preventive strategies. Consensus suggestions can standardize care, thereby improving outcomes and facilitating future research. This review discusses current evidence regarding the pharmacotherapy of COVID-19.Evangelia FoukaIoannis KalomenidisNiki GianniouSofia GidaPaschalis SteiropoulosMDPI AGarticleSARS-CoV-2severe acute respiratory syndromeantiviral agentssystemic corticosteroidsmonoclonal antibodiespassive immune therapiesMedicineRENJournal of Personalized Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 1082, p 1082 (2021)
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topic SARS-CoV-2
severe acute respiratory syndrome
antiviral agents
systemic corticosteroids
monoclonal antibodies
passive immune therapies
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spellingShingle SARS-CoV-2
severe acute respiratory syndrome
antiviral agents
systemic corticosteroids
monoclonal antibodies
passive immune therapies
Medicine
R
Evangelia Fouka
Ioannis Kalomenidis
Niki Gianniou
Sofia Gida
Paschalis Steiropoulos
COVID-19 Advanced Care
description The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, related to the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has caused a worldwide sudden and substantial burden in public health due to an enormous increase in hospitalizations for pneumonia with the multiorgan disease. Treatment for individuals with COVID-19 includes best practices for supportive management of acute hypoxic respiratory failure. Emerging data indicate that dexamethasone therapy reduces 28-day mortality in patients requiring supplemental oxygen compared with usual care, and ongoing trials are testing the efficacy of antiviral therapies, immune modulators and anticoagulants in the prevention of disease progression and complications, while monoclonal antibodies and hyperimmune globulin may provide additional preventive strategies. Consensus suggestions can standardize care, thereby improving outcomes and facilitating future research. This review discusses current evidence regarding the pharmacotherapy of COVID-19.
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author Evangelia Fouka
Ioannis Kalomenidis
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