Akbas, TurkayEsbah, Ali Umit2021-12-012021-12-0120201309-3878https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.758305https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/10235Nearly 5% of patients with COVID-19 need intensive care unit (ICU) admission due to the severity of disease progress. These patients generally have pneumonia induced acute respiratory disease syndrome (ARDS) and mostly need invasive mechanic ventilation. ARDS is a specific disease state that needs a long and complex treatment period. Since critical patients with COVID-19 have high viral loads and require a long therapy period, the risk of disease transmission from patients to medical staffs is high. Therefore, healthcare personnel should wear personal protective equipment (gloves, respirators, full bodysuits, bonnet, safety glasses, and full shield in the case of contact with airway) during the invasive procedures and therapies. In this article, we wanted to share our own experience of caring for critically ill patients with COVID-19-pandemia.tr10.18521/ktd.758305info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCOVID-19Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeIntensive CareArticle12369371WOS:000588563300007N/A