1. Continuous positive airway pressure to avoid intubation in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia: a two-period retrospective case-control study
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Thomas Similowski, C. Llontop, Capucine Morélot-Panzini, Jésus Gonzalez-Bermejo, Alexandre Demoule, Morgane Faure, Antoine Guerder, Mathilde Oranger, Mathieu Raux, Philippine Dacosta-Noble, Valery Trosini-Desert, and Maxens Decavèle
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,business.industry ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,medicine.medical_treatment ,fungi ,Case-control study ,food and beverages ,Retrospective cohort study ,medicine.disease ,respiratory tract diseases ,Pneumonia ,Pandemic ,Emergency medicine ,medicine ,Research Letter ,Intubation ,Continuous positive airway pressure ,business - Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 can cause severe pneumonia requiring invasive mechanical ventilation [2], in the context of atypical acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) [3]. The magnitude of the epidemic places an unprecedented pressure on intensive care units (ICU), making avoidance of intubation a critical issue., COVID-19 pneumonia can be life-threatening. Given the unprecedented burden place on ICU resources by the epidemic, avoiding intubation is a major issue. This study suggests that CPAP can achieve this objective.
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- 2020