COVID-19 discharge and follow-up recommendations

Mahmoud Abdelnabi; Natnicha Leelaviwat; Nouran Eshak; Poemlarp Mekraksakit; Kenneth Nugent; J Drew Payne

doi:10.1080/08998280.2020.1834341

COVID-19 discharge and follow-up recommendations

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2020 Oct 30;34(1):73-75. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2020.1834341.

Authors

Mahmoud Abdelnabi¹, Natnicha Leelaviwat², Nouran Eshak³, Poemlarp Mekraksakit³, Kenneth Nugent³, J Drew Payne³

Affiliations

¹ Cardiology and Angiology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Internal Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
² Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, Texas.

Abstract

Currently, the world is facing a global pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), also known as COVID-19. So far, there are no clear recommendations regarding hospital discharge and aftercare for COVID-19. Here, we briefly discuss the current understanding of recommendations for discharge criteria, discharge treatment regimens, and follow-up.

Keywords: Anticoagulation; COVID-19 discharge recommendations; corticosteroid therapy; follow-up; oxygen therapy.

Publication types

Review