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Systemic Complications

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The SARS-CoV-2 virus has been shown to have a variety of complications, especially in the critically ill. These complications include but are not limited to sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and shock. It would be impossible to discuss these complications as they related specifically to severe COVID-19 illness without discussing the general body of information that exists to describe the general classification, nature, and treatment of these various complications. In this chapter, a brief discussion over information concerning various broad complications as well as how they can be practically applied at the bedside is provided.

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    Russell Perkins

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  1. Center for Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapies and Transplantation, Memorial Hermann, Houston, TX, USA

    Amanda Bergeron

  2. Center for Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapies and Transplantation, Memorial Hermann, Houston, TX, USA

    Russell Perkins

  3. Center for Transplantation, UC San Diego Health System, San Diego, CA, USA

    Emily Ingebretson

  4. Center for Advanced Cardiopulmonary, Memorial Hermann, Houston, TX, USA

    Linda Holifield

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Perkins, R. (2022). Systemic Complications. In: Bergeron, A., Perkins, R., Ingebretson, E., Holifield, L. (eds) Principles in Nursing Practice in the Era of COVID-19. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94740-8_6

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