id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-337115-vtjsigod Liao, Xuelian Novel coronavirus infection during the 2019–2020 epidemic: preparing intensive care units—the experience in Sichuan Province, China 2020-02-05 .txt text/plain 1381 78 50 Up to 31 January 2020, there have been 9811 officially reported confirmed cases of 2019-novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection in China since the epidemic began in December 2019 (updated data available at https ://gisan ddata .maps.arcgi s.com/apps/opsda shboa rd/index .html#/ bda75 94740 fd402 99423 467b4 8e9ec f6). As nCoV infection is a highly contagious disease with high mortality (3-15%) [1] [2] [3] and West China Hospital (WCH) is the largest hospital in the southwest of China and the referral medical center in Sichuan Province, it is our responsibility to prepare for admission of additional critically ill patients as a matter of emergency. The purpose of the plan is to enable us to provide the maximum level of care to critically ill patients while ensuring the protection of medical staff. Team members include intensive care unit (ICU) physician, infectious disease physician, nurse, respiratory therapist, nosocomial infection control expert, and administrative staff. ./cache/cord-337115-vtjsigod.txt ./txt/cord-337115-vtjsigod.txt