CERTAIN STOP-VIRUS Initiative
Mayo Clinic METRIC group has started a program for rapid critical care knowledge exchange to protect critically ill patients, nurses, therapists and physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic. The STOP-VIRUS program is based on the CERTAIN Program and adapted to current situation under the key principle in intensive care “LESS IS MORE”, to prevent iatrogenic complications and protect staff and patients. In addition to access to rational and practical guidelines endorsed by international organizations (SCCM/ESICM), the program consists of rapid knowledge exchange among clinicians from all over the world via CERTAIN Network, MedTwitter, WhatsApp, Viber & WeChat groups.
CERTAIN Approach
Guidelines
How to set the Ventilator
CERTAIN Plan of Care
On admission, deterioration, and every day, check the plan of care by organ systems to prevent omissions and guarantee best practices
Protect Yourself
Donning
Doffing
Source: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Check also: https://openwho.org/
Research
#JoinYouMust: Join ICUs worldwide to enter/upload data into SCCM Discovery VIRUS registry for rapid analytics to inform the practice about promising or ineffective COVID-19 treatment strategies
