COVID-19 Viral Sepsis
Impact on Disparities, Disability, and Health Outcomes

Comprehensive coverage of COVID-19 related viral sepsis, early recognition, diagnosis, and treatment aimed at improving outcomes and reducing mortality

Uzma Syed (Edited by), Cindy Hou (Edited by)

9780323918121, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 9 August 2023

308 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.45 kg

COVID-19 Viral Sepsis: Impact on Disparities, Disability, and Health Outcomes introduces the concepts of viral sepsis, its origins, and its implications. COVID-19 is a leading cause of viral sepsis with considerable impact on morbidity and mortality. Early recognition of signs and symptoms of COVID-19 can potentially impact patient outcomes. The book opens with an introduction and overview of sepsis, its clinical manifestations, prevention, and management. It goes on to discuss viral sepsis and sepsis caused by COVID-19. COVID-19, its diagnosis, management, sequelae, long-term consequences, challenges, and opportunities round out the coverage.

1. Introduction to sepsis
Uzma Syed and Cindy Hou
2. Viral sepsis
Lauren Touleyrou and Teena Chopra
3. Introduction to COVID-19
Lucjan Lang and Cindy Hou
4. COVID-19 epidemiology
Aneeka Ratnayake, April McDougal, Patricia Kissinger, Theresa Sokol and Crystal Zheng
5. Diagnosis of COVID-19
Victoria Wong Murray and Cindy Hou
6. COVID-19 clinical manifestations
Todd P. Levin and Nikunj Vyas
7. COVID-19: Management of mild-moderate disease
Mark Condoluci, Mark Fussa and Joseph B. Glowacki
8. Critical care management of COVID-19 patients
Kelly Cawcutt, Dan Johnson and Shaun Thompson
9. Challenges and opportunities: structural racism and its impact on COVID-19
Tiffany B. Truong, Alec J. Calac, Seif L. Nasir, Laura E. Flores, Ryan F. Boyland, Yasmeen D. Bora, Nada Fadul and Jasmine R. Marcelin
10. COVID-19: secondary and superimposed bacterial infections
Jacinda C. Abdul-Mutakabbir and Karen K. Tan
11. COVID-19 and secondary fungal infections
Matthias Egger, Agostinho Carvalho, Gustavo H. Goldman, Ashraf S. Ibrahim and Martin Hoenigl
12. COVID-19: sequelae and long-term consequences
Alice K. Min, Michelle Evans, Christopher Vo, Shaoli Chaudhuri, Connie Zhao, Justin Frere, Randal Serafini, Sean T.H. Liu and Talia H. Swartz
13. COVID-19: the changing landscape
Laila Woc-Colburn
14. COVID-19: preparedness for this pandemic and beyond
Syra S. Madad, Priya Dhagat and Saskia Popescu

Subject Areas: Virology [non-medical PSGL], Immunology [MJCM]