[48-Year-Old Triathlete with Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia: Successful and Safe Treatment with Oxygen and CPAP]. / 48-jähriger Triathlet mit schwerer COVID-19-Pneumonie: erfolgreiche und sichere Behandlung mit Sauerstoff und CPAP.
Pneumologie
; 74(7): 417-422, 2020 Jul.
Article
in German
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-680640
ABSTRACT
We present the case of a 48-year old man, a triathlet, with severe COVID-19 and extensive bilateral pneumonia. On day 7 since onset of symptoms, the patient had fever, cough, rheumatic pain, dyspnea as well as severe hypoxemic respiratory failure (PaO2 49,9âmmHg, PaCO2 35,7âmmHg, Horovitz-Index 130). CT of the lung showed extensive bilateral ground glass opacities.The patient was treated according to a predefined standard, including oxygen supplementation and, after intermittent worsening, with CPAP-ventilation. The patient improved and could be discharged with normal blood gases at ambient air after 12 days of hospitalization. Six weeks after discharge the patient was fully recovered and lung function as well as CT of the lungs were normal.Our case demonstrates that invasive ventilation can successfully be avoided in patients with severe hypoxemia caused by COVID-19 with bilateral pneumonia.
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Main subject:
Oxygen
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Pneumonia
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Respiratory Insufficiency
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Coronavirus Infections
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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
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Pandemics
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
German
Journal:
Pneumologie
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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