Continuous positive airway pressure in the treatment of COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure. A report of six cases with excellent outcome.
Adv Respir Med
; 89(2): 197-202, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1191093
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is currently considered a significant threat to global health and global economy. This new rapidly spreading virus causes enormous stress to healthcare systems as large number of patients present with respiratory failure, needing intubation and mechanical ventilation. While the industry is racing to meet the rising demand for ventilators, all the alternative respiratory support modalities are employed to save lives in hospitals around the globe. We hereby report 6 patients who were diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 and treated with continuous positive airway pressure in a negative pressure isolated room in a tertiary center in western Greece. The rapid progression of mild flu-like symptoms to respiratory failure in all patients was controlled with the use of continuous positive airway pressure making this strategy a reasonable alternative to respiratory failure due to SARS-CoV-2 as it may avert intubation and mechanical ventilation.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Respiratory Insufficiency
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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Adv Respir Med
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
ARM.a2020.0181
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