Issues and challenges related to COVID-19 in acute geriatric care: lessons learned from the Geneva experience

The older patients have been the most affected by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. In addition, this infection has been responsible for high mortality rate in this population. In this article we wanted to describe the clinical findings we encountered in older people with COVID-19 and share some of the issue...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revue médicale suisse 2020-11, Vol.16 (714), p.2153
Hauptverfasser:	Serratrice, Christine, Mendes, Aline, Herrmann, François, Périvier, Samuel, Genton, Laurence, Fassier, Thomas, Di Silvestro, Katharine, Trombert, Véronique, Roux, Xavier, Cuvelier, Clémence, Huber, Philippe, Jacques, Marie-Claire, Prendki, Virginie, Harbarth, Stephan, Scheffler, Max, Graf, Christophe, Zekry, Dina
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Sprache:	fre
Schlagworte:	Aged Betacoronavirus - pathogenicity Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis Coronavirus Infections - mortality Coronavirus Infections - physiopathology Coronavirus Infections - therapy COVID-19 Geriatric Assessment Geriatrics Humans Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology Pneumonia, Viral - mortality Pneumonia, Viral - physiopathology Pneumonia, Viral - therapy SARS-CoV-2 Switzerland - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	The older patients have been the most affected by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. In addition, this infection has been responsible for high mortality rate in this population. In this article we wanted to describe the clinical findings we encountered in older people with COVID-19 and share some of the issues and challenges we faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ISSN:	1660-9379