COVID-19: A patient's perspective

• Main Authors: Ravi Andrews, Binoj K Mathew
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Respiratory Care
• Subjects: cov-19; patient's perspective; personal experience
• Online Access: http://www.ijrc.in/article.asp?issn=2277-9019;year=2021;volume=10;issue=4;spage=70;epage=73;aulast=Andrews

COVID-19 has been an illness like no other, spreading across nations, sparing none, and claimed so many lives. The following are narratives of two patients who suffered from COVID-19: The first is a consultant nephrologist who developed hypoxia due to COVID-19, required high-flow oxygen therapy, and awake proning but was fortunate to recover from that stage without mechanical ventilation. The second is a biomedical engineer in the Middle East who developed severe COVID-19, was intubated and ventilated, needed a tracheostomy, and then recovered slowly back to health. This invited article includes a narrative of their experiences and personal perspectives.