03-02-2020, 05:19 AM
I've read that severe cases are roughly defined as requiring medical care such as supplemental oxygen. Critical cases require intensive medical care such as intubation. The 80% of mild to moderate cases can still be a nasty bit of business including pneumonia though.
(I haven't seen the "severe case" requirements officially spelled out though as all the related studies point back to the "Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults") Anyone familiar with CURB-65 or PSI scoring?
Civil Beat has a good run-down on local hospital preparations so at least they are making plans as best they can.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/03/how-pr...ronavirus/
(I haven't seen the "severe case" requirements officially spelled out though as all the related studies point back to the "Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults") Anyone familiar with CURB-65 or PSI scoring?
Civil Beat has a good run-down on local hospital preparations so at least they are making plans as best they can.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/03/how-pr...ronavirus/