COVID-19 Critical and Intensive Care Medicine Essentials

Part I. Fundamentals of COVID-19.- Introduction and Essential multi-organs pathophysiology.- Part II. Pneumological critical care of COVID-19.- Pathophysiology and phenotypes.- Radiological patterns and lung ultrasound.- Noninvasive mechanical ventilation and conventional oxygen therapy.- Criteria for intubation and ICU admission.- Invasive mechanical ventilation.- Weaning, tracheostomy and chest physiotherapy.- Part III. Neurological manifestations of COVID-19.- Brief pathophysiology.- Clinical characteristics.- Role of noninvasive neuro-monitoring systems and imaging.- Biomarkers.- Management of neurological complications.- Part IV. Cardiovascular manifestations of COVID-19.- Brief pathophysiology.- Echocardiography, electrocardiogram and biomarkers.- Clinical characteristics.- Management.- Part V. Renal manifestations of COVID-19.- Brief pathophysiology.- Clinical features and biomarkers.- Renal replacement therapy.- Part VI. Haemostasis and coagulation in COVID-19.- Brief pathophysiology.- Coagulation disorders and management.- Part VII. Other multi-organs involvement (MODS-CoV-2).- Gastrointestinal manifestations (including hepatic disease).- Nutritional therapy.- Part VIII. Principles of therapy.- Sedation, analgesia, myorelaxants.- Antibiotics, antiretroviral, corticosteroids, other therapies against SARS-CoV-2.- Coagulation and haemostasis.- Rescue therapies.- Part IX. Appendix - Practical Aspects (Figures and Flowcharts).