COVID-19 Clinical Guidelines–Critical Care
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Clinical consensus recommendations regarding non-invasive respiratory support in the adult patient with acute respiratory failure secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection
Date: 2020 May
Developer: Spanish Society of Intensive, Critical Care Medicine and Coronary Units (SEMICYUC)
Guideline Focus
Guidance on non-invasive respiratory support (NIRS) in patients with COVID-19 with acute respiratory failure (ARF)
Patient Population
Adult patients with suspected or confirmed presentation of COVID-19 with ARF
Major Interventions
- Identification of patients at risk for requiring NIRS
- Escalation of therapeutic strategies for NIRS
- Prevention and control of infection in patients receiving NIRS
- Interventions based on NIRS modality
ANZICS guiding principles for complex decision making during pandemic COVID-19
Date: 2020 Jun
Developer: Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS)
Guideline Focus
Complex decision making during pandemic COVID-19
Patient Population
Adults and children requiring intensive care
Major Interventions
- Initial equitable approach to limited intensive care resources
- Role of comprehensive patient assessment, team decision making, and documentation
- Ethical prioritization considerations
- Management principles for improving and deteriorating patients
BDA Critical Care Specialist Group COVID-19 best practice guidance: feeding patients on critical care units in the prone position (awake and sedated). Second edition
Date: 2020 Dec 9
Developer: British Dietetic Association (BDA)
Guideline Focus
Optimise nutrition and safe feeding in the prone position for awake and sedated patients with COVID-19
Patient Population
Awake and sedated patients with COVID-19 on critical care units in the prone position
Major Interventions
- Enteral feeding considerations for intubated patients, including choice of feed and delivery, tube position, and feed tolerance
- Oral and enteral nutrition in awake patients in the prone position, including on non-invasive ventilation