A new appendix offering guidance on the very poor management of COVID-19 in resource-limited situations is now available on the American Journal of Tropical Medicine (AJTMH) website. Pragmatic Recommendations for the Management of COVID-19 Hospital Patients in Low- and Middle-income Countries were coordinated by the COVID-LMIC Action Group with Alfred Papali, MD, of Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC, and Marcus Schultz, MD, PhD, of Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Oxford University, United Kingdom; and Medical Centers of the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
“We have worked with an international group of health care workers from or with experience in LMICs to provide readers with a series of recommendations for the care of critically ill COVID-19 patients,” said Dr. Schultz. “This partnership allowed us to provide helpful and pragmatic advice, and the articles give us good insights into what may be needed to improve the outcome of critically ill COVID-19 patients. in resource-limited settings. Some advice may even apply critically to non-COVID-19 sick patients. “
“COVID-19 has made a big impact, but most of the communication on the pandemic has come from high-income countries,” said Philip Rosenthal, MD, FASTMH, Editor- the direction of the Journal. “This appendix offers a series of pragmatic recommendations from international experts on best practices for the management of COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries. These articles should provide valuable guidance. offer clinicians seeking innovative management strategies while using them to address the challenges of limited healthcare settings. “
The articles are as follows:
Editorial
Recommendations for the Control of COVID-19 in Low and Middle Income Countries
Articles
Pragmatic recommendations for the identification and testing of patients with COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries
Pragmatic recommendations for safety while caring for hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries
Pragmatic recommendations for infection prevention and control practices for healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Pragmatic recommendations for the use of Diagnostic Tests and Prognostic Models in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries
Pragmatic recommendations for the therapeutic treatment of COVID-19 hospital patients in low- and middle-income countries
Pragmatic recommendations for the management of severe respiratory failure and mechanical ventilation in patients with COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries
Pragmatic recommendations for the management of COVID-19 panic patients in low- and middle-income countries
Pragmatic recommendations for the prevention and treatment of chronic kidney injury in patients with COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries
Pragmatic Recommendations for the Management of Anticoagulation and Venous Thrombotic Disease for Hospital Patients with COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Pragmatic recommendations for tracheostomy, dissection, and rehabilitation measures in hospital patients recovering from COVID-19 malnutrition in low- and middle-income countries
Source:
American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene