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Continuous positive airway pressure in the treatment of COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure. A report of six cases with excellent outcome
- Source :
- Advances in respiratory medicine. 89(2)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is currently considered a significant threat to global health and global economy. This new rapidly spreading virus causes enormous stress to healthcare systems as large number of patients present with respiratory failure, needing intubation and mechanical ventilation. While the industry is racing to meet the rising demand for ventilators, all the alternative respiratory support modalities are employed to save lives in hospitals around the globe. We hereby report 6 patients who were diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 and treated with continuous positive airway pressure in a negative pressure isolated room in a tertiary center in western Greece. The rapid progression of mild flu-like symptoms to respiratory failure in all patients was controlled with the use of continuous positive airway pressure making this strategy a reasonable alternative to respiratory failure due to SARS-CoV-2 as it may avert intubation and mechanical ventilation.
- Subjects :
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Male
Oxygen inhalation therapy
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Greece
business.industry
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
medicine.medical_treatment
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
COVID-19
Middle Aged
Respiratory failure
Anesthesia
Medicine
Humans
Female
Continuous positive airway pressure
business
Respiratory Insufficiency
Aged
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 25436031
- Volume :
- 89
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Advances in respiratory medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e95a1893202438dc25bfe45b53bb7a8c