Key points
- Healthcare providers should notify their health department and CDC to determine a patient's course of treatment.
- FDA-approved therapeutics do not exist for most viral hemorrhagic fevers.
- Supportive care is vital for patients with suspected or confirmed VHFs.
- Special precautions are needed to safely provide care like hemodialysis to VHF patients.
Care precautions
VHF Clinical Care for Safely Performing Acute Hemodialysis in Patients in U.S. Hospitals
Recommendations to help hospital-based dialysis providers safely perform hemodialysis in patients wi...