BEYOND THE OPERATION THEATRE: OUR EXPERIENCE IN COVID-19 ICU

Kaukab Majeed; Asjad Sharif; Amna Gulrez; Azmat Riaz; Amran Hafiz; Arshad Naseem

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal (Sep 2020)

BEYOND THE OPERATION THEATRE: OUR EXPERIENCE IN COVID-19 ICU

Kaukab Majeed,
Asjad Sharif,
Amna Gulrez,
Azmat Riaz,
Amran Hafiz,
Arshad Naseem

Affiliations

Kaukab Majeed: Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Asjad Sharif: Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Amna Gulrez: Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Azmat Riaz: Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Amran Hafiz: Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Arshad Naseem: Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 70, no. 2
pp. 659 – 664

Abstract

Read online

The COVID-19 pandemic took world by storm soon after its emergence. People living in all parts of world fell a prey to this deadly disease. It affected individuals in all walks of life in one way or the other. After declaration of Pak Emirates Military Hospital as COVID-19 specific hospital, development of four intensive care units and involvement of multiple specialties led us to new horizons of clinical care. We experienced a transition of usual medical practice.

Published in Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal

ISSN: 0030-9648 (Print); 2411-8842 (Online)
Publisher: Army Medical College Rawalpindi
Country of publisher: Pakistan
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: http://www.pafmj.org

About the journal

Abstract

Keywords