Course of Revision of the Diagnosis and Treatment Protocol for COVID-19 and the Forensic Contribution.
10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2020.06.014
- Author:
Lu ZHANG
1
;
Ling Jie KONG
1
;
Jie ZHANG
1
;
ZiHui CHENG
1
;
Long YU
1
;
Song Yue HE
1
Author Information
1. Beijing Source of Judicial Identification Center of Scientific Evidence, Beijing 100062, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
forensic medicine;
forensic pathology;
clinical protocol;
COVID-19;
autopsy
- MeSH:
COVID-19;
China;
Clinical Protocols;
Forensic Medicine;
Humans;
SARS-CoV-2
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2020;36(6):841-847
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
From January 15 to March 3, 2020, seven editions of the guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 have been issued successively by the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, and the guidelines' name was changed from Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia to Diagnosis and Treatment for COVID-19. It optimized and perfected the etiology, clinical manifestations and types, diagnostic procedures and specific treatment measures of the disease, so that the clinical management of the cases was more scientific. In the revision process of guidelines for diagnosis and treatment, forensic medicine experts have also made some positive suggestions on clinical diagnosis and treatment. Especially regarding the pathological changes of COVID-19, they have repeatedly called for rapid autopsy at different levels. With the support, understanding and cooperation of all parties, pathological examination of more than ten cases of the remains were carried out, which made an important contribution to the understanding of the clinical characteristics and pathological characteristics of the disease and the improvement of treatment plans.
