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01-09-2021 | Care | COVID-19 in Intensive Care

Critical care after the COVID-19 outbreak in China: lessons and renaissance

Authors: Jianfeng Xie, Bin Du, Haibo Qiu

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 9/2021

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Since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, more than 153 million cases have been confirmed, and more than 3.20 million individuals have died worldwide. The strategies of widespread testing, strict social distancing and isolation, information technology-based tracing, and widespread face mask use rapidly controlled the COVID-19 outbreak in China. Rapid responses and such strategies led to effective control in 1–2 months for several later localized outbreaks. On April 29th, there were only 324 confirmed cases in China; most of the cases were imported. Numerous lessons and experiences from this pandemic could impact and change critical care delivery in the future. …

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Title: Critical care after the COVID-19 outbreak in China: lessons and renaissance
Authors: Jianfeng Xie
Bin Du
Haibo Qiu
Publication date: 01-09-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Care
Acute Respiratory Distress-Syndrome
COVID-19
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 9/2021
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-021-06447-6

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