Treatment of COVID-19 Complications at Home Conditions
Vol 5 No 1 (2021), Case Reports
Vol 5 No 1 (2021)

Treatment of COVID-19 Complications at Home Conditions

Case Reports
https://doi.org/10.32391/ajtes.v5i1.174
Published January 20, 2021
Saimir Kuci
Cardiac Anaesthesia Department “Mother Teresa” University Hospital Centre Tirana, ALBANIA
Alfred Ibrahimi
Cardiac Anaesthesia Department “Mother Teresa” University Hospital Centre Tirana, ALBANIA
Ervin Bejko
Cardiac Anaesthesia Department “Mother Teresa” University Hospital Centre Tirana, ALBANIA
Stavri Llazo
Cardiac Anaesthesia Department “Mother Teresa” University Hospital Centre Tirana, ALBANIA
Marsela Goga
Cardiac Anaesthesia Department “Mother Teresa” University Hospital Centre Tirana, ALBANIA
Ermal Likaj
Cardiac Surgery Department “Mother Teresa” University Hospital Centre Tirana, ALBANIA
Andi Kacani
Cardiac Surgery Department “Mother Teresa” University Hospital Centre Tirana, ALBANIA
Alket Collaku
Radiology Department German Hospital International Tirana, ALBANIA
Diana Dhimitri
Radiology Department German Hospital International Tirana, ALBANIA
AJTES Vol 5, No 1, January 2021
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Keywords

COVID-19
clinical characteristics
clinical diagnosis
treatment
Favipiravir
Methylprednisolone

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Kuci, S., Ibrahimi, A., Bejko, E., Llazo, S., Goga, M., Likaj, E., Kacani, A., Collaku, A., & Dhimitri, D. (2021). Treatment of COVID-19 Complications at Home Conditions. Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 5(1), 823-828. https://doi.org/10.32391/ajtes.v5i1.174
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This paper reports the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of myself after being infected with Covid-19. After comprehensive treatment including nasal cannula oxygen therapy, antiviral and anti-infection therapies, liquid volume management, glucocorticoids, analgesia and sedation, blood tests control, anticoagulation, and thrombus prevention, and electrolyte balance maintenance, after 24 days finally my health situation was good. The purpose of this case report is to provide a reference for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of myself, in-home condition in this critical situation.

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