In COVID-19 Pandemic, People Are Dying of Sepsis, Says GSA Executive Committee Member Professor Flavia Machado at Interview With Jama Network

GSA Executive Committee member Prof. Flavia Machado was interviewed by the JAMA Network on "Coronavirus in Brazil - Report From The Front Lines" - embedded above and available on YouTube directly.

The interview provides a very insightful overview on how Brazil is tackling the pandemic, the efficiency of treatments, and solutions adopted by hospitals to respond to the crisis. Interestingly, Prof. Machado confirmed that in most cases people are dying from refractory septic shock rather than refractory hypoxemia.

Besides, she noted that the usual differences between high-income countries (HICs) and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where 85% of sepsis cases occur, are not so visible with COVID-19. In fact, the most affected countries have been HICs so far.

Prof. Machado is chair of the intensive care session of Anesthesiology, Pain and Intensive Care Department at the Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil, and CEO of the Latin American Sepsis Institute (LASI).