Biphasic cuirass ventilation in the escalation of non-invasive ventilation in COVID-19: Case report and review.

Ventilatory alternatives to prolong noninvasive ventilation in COVID-19 patients are attractive and poorly understood. New devices to deliver negative noninvasive ventilation as biphasic cuirass ventilation (BCV) have been introduced. BCV device assist in spontaneous breathing and support ventilation. We describe a case of the combination of BCV with high-flow nasal oxygenation (HFNO) in the treatment of a COVID-19 pneumonia patient that required prolonged NIV leading to face mask intolerance, ventilator dependency secondary to residual lung fibrosis and respiratory muscular weakness. BCV provides an efficient non-invasive approach in de-escalation of therapy and weaning of prolonged NIV.

Alveolar-arterial Oxygen Gradient in COVID-19 Pneumonia Initiated on Noninvasive Ventilation: Looking into the Mortality-prediction Ability.

How to cite this article: Karim HMR, Esquinas AM. Alveolar-arterial Oxygen Gradient in COVID-19 Pneumonia Initiated on Noninvasive Ventilation: Looking into the Mortality-prediction Ability. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022;26(10):1152.

Single-Breath Counting Test to Start Non-Invasive Respiratory Support in COVID-19 Patients: Early Detection and the Eternal Dilemma. Comment on Longhitano et al. Single-Breath Counting Test Predicts Non-Invasive Respiratory Support Requirements in Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia. J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11, 179.

We have read this study, in which the predictive role of a single-breath counting test (SBCT) to foresee the need of non-invasive respiratory strategies (NIRS) in patients with COVID-19 has been explored, with great interest [...].