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My experience: #Covid_19 ICU rotation at #SGPGI #Lucknow
1. All patients were >35 years of age with majority being males
2. Apart from the usual comorbidities, central #obesity without over #diabetes or #hypertension also predisposed to #SARI
1. All patients were >35 years of age with majority being males
2. Apart from the usual comorbidities, central #obesity without over #diabetes or #hypertension also predisposed to #SARI
3. #Lymphopenia was a great marker of severity and a rising trend predicted clinical recovery
4. #recoverytrial further reiterated the use of steroids for patients with severe disease which many centers including ours was already practising
4. #recoverytrial further reiterated the use of steroids for patients with severe disease which many centers including ours was already practising
5. Although initially we had a guarded approach towards it, but #NIV with low pressures worked wonders avoiding intubation
6. Once intubated, outcomes aren’t great. Multiple reasons: severity of disease, nursing care and feeding becomes suboptimal, bradycardia associated with
6. Once intubated, outcomes aren’t great. Multiple reasons: severity of disease, nursing care and feeding becomes suboptimal, bradycardia associated with
