TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical Critical Care at the Epicenter of the COVID-19 Pandemic
AU - Latifi, Rifat
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2020
PY - 2020/7
Y1 - 2020/7
N2 - The number of deaths and infected people by Corona-19 virusin 2020 around the world is alarming and numbing at the same time. It almostdifficult to remember when the world was normal, although it just started fewmonths ago. Our world and everything around have changed, our surgical practicehas changed, our life has changed, but Intensive Care Units (ICU)in WestchesterMedical center in Valhalla, NY, continue to care for the sickest of thesickest. But this time, different disease with different prognosis. Everycritical care specialist, every surgery resident and surgical critical carefellow, are COVID-19 doctors. As I round in the ICU, I imagine myself in one ofthose beds that I could have been few weeks ago. Now, fully recovered fromCOVID-19, and coming back to work is a real treat. Yet, I still have more-questions than answers.
AB - The number of deaths and infected people by Corona-19 virusin 2020 around the world is alarming and numbing at the same time. It almostdifficult to remember when the world was normal, although it just started fewmonths ago. Our world and everything around have changed, our surgical practicehas changed, our life has changed, but Intensive Care Units (ICU)in WestchesterMedical center in Valhalla, NY, continue to care for the sickest of thesickest. But this time, different disease with different prognosis. Everycritical care specialist, every surgery resident and surgical critical carefellow, are COVID-19 doctors. As I round in the ICU, I imagine myself in one ofthose beds that I could have been few weeks ago. Now, fully recovered fromCOVID-19, and coming back to work is a real treat. Yet, I still have more-questions than answers.
KW - COVID-19 pandemic
KW - Epicenter
KW - Intensive critical care
KW - Mortality
KW - Tracheostomy
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U2 - 10.1177/0003134820933246
DO - 10.1177/0003134820933246
M3 - Article
C2 - 32683948
AN - SCOPUS:85090578445
SN - 0003-1348
VL - 86
SP - 736
EP - 740
JO - American Surgeon
JF - American Surgeon
IS - 7
ER -