There is no specific drug against this virus or a globally available vaccine. Is higher than in most Latin American countries. Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and since that time until OctoberĪpproximately 36,754,395 confirmed cases and 1,064,838 deaths have been reportedĭate, 1,262,476 confirmed cases and 34,183 deaths have been reported in Argentina, ( 1 ) On March 11, 2020, the World Health With the novel coronavirus identified by the acronym SARS-CoV-2. Keywords: COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Pain Analgesia Deep sedation: Delirium Respiration, artificial.Ĭoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a human respiratory pathology caused by infection National and international experience and will be an attractive consultation tool Our consensus is supported by scientific evidence Pandemic, we propose to not leave aside the usual good practices but to adapt them RESULTS: Recommendations were agreed upon, and tools were developed to ensure a comprehensiveĪpproach to analgesia, sedation, delirium, early mobility and familyĮngagement for adult patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome due toĭISCUSSION: Given the new order generated in intensive therapies due to the advancing COVID-19 Finally, a consensus of recommendations was made among the members of theĬommittee for Analgesia, Sedation and Delirium of the Sociedad Argentina de Was carried out, together with national and international clinical experience and METHODS: A nonsystematic review of the scientific evidence in the main bibliographic databases Therapeutic strategies against the virus globally available to date and a potential Patients and the inclusion of patients’ families, in a context lacking specific Infection among health workers, the humanitarian treatment that we must provide to OBJECTIVE: To propose agile strategies for a comprehensive approach to analgesia, sedation,ĭelirium, early mobility and family engagement for patients withĬOVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome, considering the high risk Penna Avenida Almafuerte, 406 Código Postal 1437 Buenos Aires, Argentina E-mail: Responsible editor: Viviane Cordeiro VeigaĬorresponding author: Manuel Donato Hospital General de Agudos José María Hospital Municipal Príncipe de Asturias - Córdoba,
Sanatorio de La Trinidad Mitre - Buenos Aires, “Norberto Quirno” - Buenos Aires, Argentina. Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos General SanĬentro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria - Buenos Ministerio de Salud de la Nación Argentina - Buenos Hospital General de Agudos José María Penna - Buenos Manuel Donato 1, 2, 3, Federico Carlos Carini 4, María Julia Meschini 5, Ignacio López Saubidet 6, Adela Goldberg 7, Marisol García Sarubio 5, Daniela Olmos 8, Rosa Reina 5 Consensus for the management of analgesia, sedation andĭelirium in adults with COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distressĬonsenso para el manejo de la analgesia, sedación y deliriumĮn adultos con síndrome de distrés respiratorio agudo por COVID-19