Ethical Considerations Regarding Covid-19 Management in the Hospitalized Elderly Patient - Case Study
Ethical Considerations Regarding Covid-19 Management in the Hospitalized Elderly Patient - Case Study

Summary/Abstract: The infection with SARS-Cov-2, called Covid-19, with pandemic evolution declared by the WHO in March 2020, causes various forms of the disease; the severity increasing with age and the presence of comorbidities. The elderly patient with Covid-19 frequently requires hospitalization for treatment and medical supervision. This paper presents a retrospective study conducted on the case of the Clinical Hospital for Infectious Diseases in Brașov between 01.03.2021-31.03.2021, focused on highlighting ethical issues related to the peculiarities of medical care of patients over 65 years. During the mentioned period, the proportion of elderly patients was 51.48%% of the total hospitalizations, most of them presenting medium-severe and severe forms of disease and having associated multiple comorbidities. In this context, the care provided to the elderly patient hospitalized with Covid-19 must be non-discriminatory and must include equitable application of specific treatment, interventions in case of medical emergency and access to specialized services for chronic diseases associated with their decompensation.

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