ICU Care in COVID-19 (2 of 3): Management of the critically ill COVID patient

Background: The CMC Vellore COVID PUblic Lecture SEries (COVID PULSE) were instituted with the aim to: a) Provide clinicians with up-to-date knowledge on integral aspects of COVID-19 management to inform clinical care and improve patient outcomes b) Bring together doctors from various backgrounds so that questions regarding the feasibility of interventions and/or barriers to implementation across diverse care scenarios are examined and addressed c) Provide ideas for further innovation and d) Help clinicians design or refine protocols in the context of available resources.
This is the fourth lecture in the CMC Vellore COVID PUblic Lecture SEries (COVID PULSE). Speaker: Dr. Binila Chacko, Professor, Medical ICU and Division of Critical Care, Christian Medical College, Vellore. Moderator: Dr. Pritish Korula, Associate Professor, Surgical ICU and Division of Critical Care, Christian Medical College, Vellore.

Outline of the full lecture:
1. How did we get COVID ready? - The CMC Vellore Medical ICU story
2. Management of the critically ill COVID patient - pharmacotherapy, ventilation
3. Outcomes in critically ill patients - the CMC experience
4. Questions from the audience