Eastern Virginia Medical School har tagit fram ett behandlingsprotokoll för covidsjuka;
https://www.evms.edu/media/evms_public/departments/internal_medicine/EVMS_Critical_Care_COVID-19_Protocol.pdf
Prophylaxis
While there is very limited data (and none specific for COVID-19), the following “cocktail” may have a
role in the prevention/mitigation of COVID-19 disease. While there is no high-level evidence that this
cocktail is effective; it is cheap, safe and widely available.
• Vitamin C 500 mg BID and Quercetin 250-500 mg BID
• Zinc 75-100 mg/day (acetate, gluconate or picolinate). Zinc lozenges are preferred. After 1
month, reduce the dose to 30-50 mg/day.
• Melatonin (slow release): Begin with 0.3mg and increase as tolerated to 2 mg at night
• Vitamin D3 1000-4000 u/day
Symptomatic patients (at home):
• Vitamin C 500 mg BID and Quercetin 250-500 mg BID
• Zinc 75-100 mg/day
• Melatonin 6-12 mg at night (the optimal dose is unknown)
• Vitamin D3 1000-4000 u/day
• Optional: ASA 81 -325 mg/day
• Optional: Hydroxychloroquine 400mg BID day 1 followed by 200mg BID for 4 days
• Optional: In highly symptomatic patients, monitoring with home pulse oximetry is
recommended
Mildly Symptomatic patients (on floor):
• Vitamin C 500mg q 6 hourly and Quercetin 250-500 mg BID (if available)
• Zinc 75-100 mg/day
• Melatonin 6-12 mg at night (the optimal dose is unknown)
• Vitamin D3 1000-4000 u/day
• Enoxaparin 60 mg daily
• Methylprednisolone 40 mg daily; increase to 40mg q 12 hourly in patients with progressive
symptoms and increasing CRP
• Famotidine 40mg daily (20mg in renal impairment)
• Optional: Hydroxychloroquine 400mg BID day 1 followed by 200mg BID for 4 days
• Optional: Remdesivir, if available
• N/C 2L /min if required (max 4 L/min; consider early t/f to ICU for escalation of care).
• Avoid Nebulization and Respiratory treatments. Use “Spinhaler” or MDI and spacer if required.
• Avoid non-invasive ventilation
• T/f EARLY to the ICU for increasing respiratory signs/symptoms and arterial desaturation.
Respiratory symptoms (SOB; hypoxia- requiring N/C ≥ 4 L min: admit to ICU):
Essential Treatment (dampening the STORM)
1. Methylprednisolone 80 mg loading dose then 40mg q 12 hourly for at least 7 days and until
transferred out of ICU. In patients with an increasing CRP or worsening clinical status increase the
dose to 80mg q 12 hourly, then titrate down as appropriate.
2. Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) 3g IV q 6 hourly for at least 7 days and/or until transferred out of ICU.
Note caution with POC glucose testing (see below).
3. Full anticoagulation: Unless contraindicated we suggest FULL anticoagulation (on admission to the
ICU) with enoxaparin, i.e 1 mg kg s/c q 12 hourly (dose adjust with Cr Cl < 30mls/min). Heparin is
suggested with CrCl < 15 ml/min. Alternative approach: Half-dose rTPA: 25mg of tPA over 2 hours
followed by a 25mg tPA infusion administered over the subsequent 22 hours, with a dose not to
exceed 0.9 mg/kg followed by full anticoagulation.
Note: A falling SaO2 despite respiratory symptoms should be a trigger to start anti-inflammatory
treatment (see Figure 2).
Note: Early termination of ascorbic acid and corticosteroids will likely result in a rebound effect with
clinical deterioration (see Figure 3).
Webbsida;
https://www.evms.edu/covid-19/medical_information_resources/