Key points for the prevention and treatment of the novel coronavirus pneumonia in the elderly
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2020.02.001
- VernacularTitle: 老年人新型冠状病毒肺炎防治要点(试行)
- Author:
Qiong CHEN
1
;
Weiwei YU
2
;
Lijing WANG
1
;
Huan XI
3
;
Qiang ZHANG
4
;
Xinyu CHEN
5
;
Kui HUANG
2
;
Xiang LU
6
;
Xinmin LIU
7
;
Cuntai ZHANG
2
;
Jianye WANG
3
Author Information
1. Department of Geriatrics, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
2. Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to The Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
3. Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
4. Department of Geriatrics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin Geriatrics Institute, Tianjin 300052, China
5. Department of Geriatrics, Zhejiang Hospital, Zhejiang Geriatric Medital Center, Hangzhou 310030, China
6. Department of Geriatrics, Sir Run Run Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Hubei Huangshi Jiangsu Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Medical Team, Nanjing 211199, China
7. Department of Geriatrics, First Hospital, Peking University, Beijing 100034, China
- Collective Name:Chinese Geriatrics Society;National Center of Gerontology
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
2019 Novel coronavirus(2019-nCoV);
Pneumonia;
Prevention and treatment;
The elderly
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2020;39(2):113-118
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The population is commonly susceptible to the 2019 novel coronavirus(2019-nCoV), especially the elderly with comorbidities.Elderly patients infected with 2019-nCoV tend to have higher rates of severe illnesses and mortality.Immunoaging is an important cause of severe novel coronavirus pneumonia(NCP)in the elderly.Due to the combination of underlying diseases, elderly patients may exhibit a typical manifestations in clinical symptoms, supplementary examinations and pulmonary imaging, deserving particular attention.The general condition of the elderly should be considered during diagnosis and treatment.In addition to routine care and measures such as oxygen therapy, antiviral therapy and respiratory support, treatment of underlying disease, nutritional support, sputum expectoration, complication prevention and psychological support should also be considered for elderly patients.Based on literature review and expert panel discussion, we drafted the Key Points for the Prevention and Treatment of the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia in the elderly, aiming to provide help with the prevention and treatment of NCP and the reduction of harm to the elderly population.
