AI Article Synopsis
- - The COVID-19 outbreak has been increasing globally, with 147,027 deaths and over two million cases reported by April 17, 2020.
- - Health care systems are under significant strain due to the rapid rise in cases and fatalities.
- - Most deaths are due to respiratory failure, but this case highlights a patient who died from severe metabolic acidosis and multiple organ failure instead.
Article Abstract
The ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 has been expanding worldwide. As of 17 April 2020, the death toll stands at a sobering 147,027 and over two million cases, this has been straining the health care systems all over. Respiratory failure has been cited as the major cause of death but here we present a case about a patient who instead succumbed to severe metabolic acidosis with multiple organ failure.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7236721 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00829 | DOI Listing |
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