Early intervention likely improves mortality in COVID-19 infection
Daniel K Goyal, Fatma Mansab, Amir Iqbal and Sohail Bhatti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0214
Clin Med May 2020 Daniel K Goyal
APublic Health Gibraltar and Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, St Bernard's Hospital, Gibraltar Health Authority
Roles: Clinical coordinator, COVID-19 Team
Fatma Mansab
BPublic Health Gibraltar, Gibralter, UK
Roles: research lead, COVID 19 Team
Amir Iqbal
CNHS Grampian, Aberdeen, UK
Roles: general practice lead
Sohail Bhatti
DPublic Health Gibraltar, Gibraltar, UK and head of Postgraduate Medical School, University of Gibraltar, UK
Roles: director of public health
ABSTRACT
While some risk factors have been identified, the reasons for the disparities in disease progression with COVID-19 are unclear, with some patients developing progressive and severe disease while in others the course is benign. Given this sense of randomness, and in the absence of a definitive treatment, medical professionals can feel helpless. It is useful to remember how much can be done to affect the trajectory of illness, even without a ‘magic bullet’. With evidence emerging that late presentation is directly associated with increased mortality, we make the case for increased vigilance in the community and earlier intervention.
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Early intervention likely improves mortality in COVID-19 infection
Daniel K Goyal, Fatma Mansab, Amir Iqbal, Sohail Bhatti
Clinical Medicine May 2020, clinmed.2020-0214; DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0214
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