Bioethics of Medical Professionals’ Perceptions on Delirium during COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

COVID-19 patients with hospital delirium exhibit high level of metabolic problems (low level of sodium concentration) and severe anxieties of psychotic problems were observed during the COVID-19 pandemic period. In this qualitative study, researcher explored, the perceptions of medical professionals such as, doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians, microbiologists, and other healthcare workers regarding delirium during COVID-19. Interviews and field notes were collected from the Karur Government Medical College Hospital, Karur, Tamil Nadu, India. Most of the professionals observed that the ICU psychosis affected patients with dementia problems in the COVID-19 pandemic. The patients were affected by delirium with COVID-19 infection is higher prevalence than delirium without COVID-19 infection. Further, the patients exhibited a number of other diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and other ailments had correlation with delirium diseases. Denying some services to the delirium patients would be an infringement of their basic human rights. This research report witnessed by the ethical value of medical professionals in Karur Government Medical College Hospital, India, during the COVID-19 pandemic period.