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Sudden COVID-19 deaths due to cardiac arrest, low oxygen levels
Updated On: 05 September, 2020 10:13 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
The findings are part of the details released by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) e-ICUs which issued FAQs on Covid-19 and the treatment and care of the patients.
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The sudden deaths which have been noticed during the Covid-19 pandemic are due to cardiac arrest and silent hypoxia in which there is no visible breathing distress, but oxygen levels drop, and pulmonary thromboembolism or a blockage of the artery in the lungs. The findings are part of the details released by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences' (AIIMS) e-ICUs which issued FAQs on Covid-19 and the treatment and care of the patients. According to AIIMS, sudden deaths have been reported both during presentation to emergency departments (EDs) as well as in hospitals.
"The reasons that have been proposed include a sudden cardiac event/ACS, preceding silent hypoxia that went unnoticed or due to a thrombotic complication such as pulmonary thromboembolism," it said. "Patients with risk factors to develop severe Covid or with prior comorbid conditions such as CAD or chronic lung disease should be strictly monitored for their saturation. They should not be allowed to move unattended. Anticoagulants should be used in all at-risk patients who do not have any risk factors of bleeding," AIIMS said.
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