Bilevel and continuous positive airway pressure and factors linked to all-cause mortality in COVID-19 patients in an intermediate respiratory intensive care unit in Italy
Giovanna Elisiana Carpagnano, Enrico Buonamico, Giovanni Migliore, Emanuela Resta, Valentina Di Lecce, Maria Luisa De Candia, Vincenzo Solfrizzi, Francesco Panza, Onofrio Resta
Abstract
: In COVID-19 patients with moderate-to-severe ARDS using BPAP in an intermediate level of hospital care had more factors associated to all-cause mortality (shorter length of stay and lower baseline PaO2/FiO2 ratio) compared to those who underwent CPAP.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineARDSIntensive care unitContinuous positive airway pressureObservational studyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Intensive care medicineRespiratory distressRespiratory systemPositive airway pressureIntensive careRetrospective cohort studyAcute respiratory distressSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Emergency medicineInternal medicineLungAnesthesiaDiseaseObstructive sleep apneaInfectious disease (medical specialty)Respiratory Support and MechanismsCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesLong-Term Effects of COVID-19