This study highlighted the possibility, even in epidemic settings, of providing advanced supportive care for patients with VMEs. Indeed, while the prospect of offering any invasive medical care was widely discussed in 2014 in West Africa with the aim of limiting the exposure of caregivers, the epidemic of 2018-2019 has on the contrary seen the development of a number of medical care strategies, in parallel with the deployment of specific treatments. This study aims to describe a cohort of patients receiving this upgraded supportive care during the tenth epidemic in the DRC.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
711
(i) advanced clinical and biological monitoring system (ii) symptomatic treatment adapted to the patient's needs, such as antibiotic therapy, oxygen therapy and blood transfusion; (iii) dialysis or mechanical ventilation.
BENI ETC
Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mortality
Any type mortality during hospitalization
Time frame: Through the end of the hospitalization, with an average of 11 days
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