Vukoja Damir, Jurić Andrea, Erkapić Zdravka, Pejić Tomislav, Zovko Željko, Juričić Josipa, Pejić Jelena, Ćorluka Matea
Grude Health Center, Grude, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Institute for Public Health of West Herzegovina County, Grude, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Front Pharmacol. 2021 Aug 12;12:684537. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.684537. eCollection 2021.
Even in 2021, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains a major global health concern, especially in developing countries. The burden of this disease, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which affects not only primary respiratory but also other organ systems, keeps rising as the pandemic continues. Primary health care centers are the first line where COVID-19 patients are managed and should be able to manage the vast majority of them successfully. In this paper, we present a case series and concept of beneficial management of even deteriorating and severe patients treated entirely in our primary health center. The management is based on well-timed and rational dexamethasone use, as well as on various other pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments and interventions, and is supported by provided statistical data. According to the presented experience and positive outcomes achieved, it seems that even deteriorating and severe COVID-19 patients can be treated successfully to some extent or even completely in primary care settings. This kind of approach could be particularly beneficial in conditions of overload of higher-level health care institutions.
即使在2021年,2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)仍然是全球主要的健康问题,尤其是在发展中国家。这种由严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(SARS-CoV-2)引起的疾病,不仅影响主要呼吸系统,还影响其他器官系统,随着疫情的持续,其负担不断加重。初级卫生保健中心是管理COVID-19患者的第一线,应该能够成功管理绝大多数患者。在本文中,我们介绍了一系列病例以及在我们初级卫生中心完全治疗的病情恶化和重症患者的有益管理理念。该管理基于适时、合理地使用地塞米松,以及其他各种药物和非药物治疗及干预措施,并得到所提供统计数据的支持。根据所呈现的经验和取得的积极成果,似乎即使是病情恶化和重症的COVID-19患者在初级保健环境中也能在一定程度上甚至完全成功得到治疗。在高级别医疗机构超负荷的情况下,这种方法可能特别有益。