Post intensive Care Complications and Mortality in Severe and Critically ill COVID 19 Patients

Abstract

Introduction:Covid-19 presents with a wide spectrum of illness, ranging from asymptomatic to critical disease and multi-organ dysfunction.Objectives: Detection and following up early and remote complications and cause of mortality in severe and critically ill COVID-19 patients post their ICU discharge.Patients and methods: Informed written consent, full clinical history and examination, full labs including d-dimer level and different body imaging according to patient clinical situation (ECG, echo, vascular duplex, CT chest, CT brain, MRI brain, abdominal ultrasonography.…) Results: COVID-19 is a systemic disease affecting multiple systems e.g. respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, neuropsychiatric, haematological, and endocrinal systems leading to chronic critical illness and multi-organ failure with high mortality post ICU discharge. Conclusion:Severe and critical COVID-19 with prolonged ICU stay considered as a multi-organ disease affecting both functional and biological status which need close follow-up of COVID-19 survivors from their families and their health care team for early screening and adequate treatment of fatal complications with physical and mental rehabilitation.