Abstract

ZULUAGA-GOMEZ, Mateo; LONDONO-LONDONO, Deisy Tatiana; UPEGUI-ESTRADA, Santiago  and  COHEN-CAJIAO, Jorge Iván. Relevant decisions at emergency in COVID-19 infection: Approach to cardiac and respiratory arrest. CES Med. [online]. 2020, vol.34, n.spe, pp.42-50.  Epub Aug 31, 2021. ISSN 0120-8705.  https://doi.org/10.21615/cesmedicina.34.covid-19.8.

Coronavirus 2019 infection (SARS-CoV-2) has led to fatal outcomes due to cardiovascular or respiratory involvement. So health care personnel must be attentive and alert to recommendations on how to deal with it while avoiding contamination and contagion. Some clarifications are made regarding the approach of the airway and circulatory and cardiac arrest, which are different from the usual approach of other critical patients. A review of the literature is presented with information reported so far on relevant decisions that may be useful in intubation, personal protection, cardiovascular parameters and approach to cardiorespiratory arrest.

Keywords : Infections; Coronavirus; Respiratory Insufficiency; Heart arrest; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

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