In:
Visceral Medicine, S. Karger AG, Vol. 36, No. 5 ( 2020), p. 417-420
Abstract:
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the triage, assessment, and management of patients presenting to the emergency department with critical conditions has become challenging. The clinical features of COVID-19 are heterogeneous and subtle in many cases. They may easily be overlooked in the case of other acute diseases. Gastrointestinal symptoms are common in patients with COVID-19 as SARS-CoV-2 is able to enter gastrointestinal epithelial cells. However, these complaints can also be caused by a COVID-19-independent concomitant abdominal pathology. Therefore, patients with acute abdominal pain and fever need to be assessed very thoroughly. Based on a clinical case, we present our approach of managing emergency patients with acute abdomen and concomitant suspicion of COVID-19.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2297-4725
,
2297-475X
Language:
English
Publisher:
S. Karger AG
Publication Date:
2020
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2850734-4
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