Tentamen Suicidi as a Neuropsychiatric Syndrome in Severe COVID-19 Intensive Care Patient with Respiratory Failure: Serial Cases

Abstract

COVID-19 is pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection, that can cause morbidity and mortality in critical patients in the COVID-specific Intensive Care Unit (RICU). Tentamen suicidi is one of the severe neuropsychiatric syndromes which can aggravate the condition of patients with acute respiratory failure. We present 3 cases of patients with suicide trials in severe COVID-19 pneumonia accompanied by acute respiratory failure. Patients with tentamen suicidi experience a gradual worsening of the condition. This complication, especially tentamen suicidi is not well recognized at the beginning of treatment. The conclusion of these serial cases is that tentamen suicidi is one of the severe neuropsychiatric syndromes in a COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure. Early recognition and clinical management of neuropsychiatric syndrome symptoms in COVID-19 pneumonia patients with acute respiratory failure who are intensively treated at the RICU can reduce the risk of morbidity, mortality and improve patient outcomes.