Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Service d'Anesthésie réanimation [CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière], CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière [AP-HP], Sorbonne Université (SU)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)
Critical Care, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021) Critical Care Critical Care, BioMed Central, 2021, 25, pp.53. ⟨10.1186/s13054-020-03399-z⟩
ISSN:
1364-8535 1466-609X
DOI:
10.1186/s13054-020-03399-z⟩
Popis:
The current pandemic of COVID-19 caused thousands of deaths and healthcare professionals struggle to properly manage infected patients. This review summarizes information about SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding dynamics and intricacies, lung autopsy findings, immune response patterns, evidence-based explanations for the immune response, and COVID-19-associated hypercoagulability.