With more than 23 million infections and more than 814,000 deaths worldwide, the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is still far from over Several classes of drugs including antivirals, antiretrovirals, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and antibiotics have been tried with varying levels of success Still, there is lack of any specific therapy to deal with this infection Although less than 30% of these patients require intensive care unit admission, morbidity and mortality in this subgroup of patients remain high Hence, it becomes imperative to have general principles to guide intensivists managing these patients However, as the literature emerges, these recommendations may change and hence, frequent updates may be required
Basic critical care for management of COVID-19 patients: position paper of Indian society of critical care medicine, Part-I