Very late intubation in COVID-19 patients: a forgotten prognosis factor?
Laurent Camous, Jean‐David Pommier, Frédéric Martino, B. Tressières, Alexandre Demoule, Marc Valette
Abstract
Description of all consecutive critically ill COVID 19 patients hospitalized in ICU in University Hospital of Guadeloupe and outcome according to delay between steroid therapy initiation and mechanical ventilation onset. Very late mechanical ventilation defined as intubation after day 7 of dexamethasone therapy was associated with grim prognosis and a high mortality rate of 87%.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineMechanical ventilationIntubationCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)DexamethasoneCritically illIntensive care medicineMortality rateVentilation (architecture)Endotracheal intubationEmergency medicineAnesthesiaInternal medicineDiseaseEngineeringMechanical engineeringInfectious disease (medical specialty)Respiratory Support and MechanismsIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersAirway Management and Intubation Techniques