Continuous positive airway pressure in COVID-19 patients with moderate-to-severe respiratory failure
Claudia Brusasco, Francesco Corradi, Antonia Di Domenico, Francesca Raggi, G Timossi, Gregorio Santori, Vito Brusasco
Abstract
<b>CPAP can be successfully used in a number of COVID-19 patients with hypoxaemic respiratory failure and gas exchange and radiological findings similar to those generally considered to be indications for invasive mechanical ventilation</b>https://bit.ly/2GpBx6a
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Continuous positive airway pressureMedicineRespiratory failureMechanical ventilationRespiratory systemSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Radiological weaponAirway2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVentilation (architecture)AnesthesiaIntensive care medicineInternal medicineSurgeryVirologyOutbreakEngineeringObstructive sleep apneaInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseMechanical engineeringRespiratory Support and MechanismsThermal Regulation in MedicineAirway Management and Intubation Techniques