COVID-19 Guidelines from Infectious Diseases, Critical Care, and Thoracic Societies

With few definitive studies published but volumes of information being circulated, these organizations have formulated interim guidance for managing patients with COVID-19 infections.

Sponsoring Organizations: American Thoracic Society (ATS), Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and Society for Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)

Background

In efforts to collate variable-quality and sometimes disparate available data on COVID-19 —including observational studies and anecdotal observations — SCCM, ATS, and IDSA offer clinicians interim guidance on evaluation and care of patients with COVID-19. Because each organization plans to update its guidance frequently based on newly emerging evidence, this brief summary focuses on the content areas within each online publication.

Guideline Content

The SCCM guideline focuses on critically ill patients; its four content areas are infection control (e.g., practices to minimize provider…

Reviewing Author

Daniel D. Dressler, MD, MSc, SFHM, FACP

Disclosures

RoyaltiesMcGraw-Hill; Elsevier

Editorial BoardsMedical Clinics of North America; Caribbean Medical Journal International Advisory Panel (2021–2026)