COVID-19: First do no harm

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 201, Issue 11, 2020, Pages 1324-1325

  Waterer, Grant W ^a,b   Rello, Jordi ^c,d,e   Wunderink, Richard G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^e NÎMES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DRUG; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; INTERLEUKIN 6 ANTIBODY; REMDESIVIR;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGITATION; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DELIRIUM; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; EQUIPOISE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NONHUMAN; PANDEMIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEPTIC SHOCK; PATIENT HARM; PHENOTYPE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2; BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PANDEMICS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 85084616861     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202004-1153ED     Document Type: Editorial

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