These San Francisco doctors flew to New York to fight coronavirus — and they have a warning for us
But as of June, Covid-19 is still spreading in the United States. Arizona, Texas and Utah, among other states, are reporting an increase in diagnosed casesNow, these doctors are urging anybody who will listen to take the pandemic seriously and keep observing precautions.
One of the most challenging aspects was the lack of clear clinical guidelines for treatments. Scientists still don't know a lot about the disease. "We are used to dedicated ICUs with space and equipment," said Dr. Kotas. "And sliding glass doors to get patients in and out." But she and her team were constantly facing a shortage of necessary medications, supplies and personnel in their converted ICU, and the patients were extremely isolated to preserve resources.
Many of the Covid-19 patients who were on ventilator but survived seemed very frail to the doctors. "People were so weak that they came off a ventilator and three weeks later, they still couldn't wiggle their toes," said Dr. Kotas. Dr. Weiss immediately observed that many of his patients were related. He doesn't typically see that in cardiology, where it's extremely uncommon to see two members of the same family dying of heart disease at the same time.
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