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Editor, Senior Moderator
Intern Emerg Med
. 2020 May 20.
doi: 10.1007/s11739-020-02370-8. Online ahead of print.
Flowchart for Non-Invasive Ventilation Support in COVID-19 Patients From a Northern Italy Emergency Department
Daniele Privitera[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Laura Angaroni[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nicol? Capsoni[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Elisa Forni[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Federico Pierotti[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fabrizio Vincenti[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Andrea Bellone[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
With the rapid pandemic spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2), Emergency Departments of affected countries are facing an increasing number of patients presenting with hypoxemic respiratory failure due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Providing mechanical support and endotracheal intubation can be challenging due to a number of patients larger than usual, often exceeding available resources. Considering the lack of recommendations available, we developed a flowchart to standardize the first approach to patients presenting to the Emergency Department with hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19.
Keywords: COVID-19; Continuous positive airways pressure; Hypoxemic respiratory failure; Non-invasive ventilation.
. 2020 May 20.
doi: 10.1007/s11739-020-02370-8. Online ahead of print.
Flowchart for Non-Invasive Ventilation Support in COVID-19 Patients From a Northern Italy Emergency Department
Daniele Privitera[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Laura Angaroni[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nicol? Capsoni[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Elisa Forni[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Federico Pierotti[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fabrizio Vincenti[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Andrea Bellone[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32435934
- DOI: 10.1007/s11739-020-02370-8
Abstract
With the rapid pandemic spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2), Emergency Departments of affected countries are facing an increasing number of patients presenting with hypoxemic respiratory failure due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Providing mechanical support and endotracheal intubation can be challenging due to a number of patients larger than usual, often exceeding available resources. Considering the lack of recommendations available, we developed a flowchart to standardize the first approach to patients presenting to the Emergency Department with hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19.
Keywords: COVID-19; Continuous positive airways pressure; Hypoxemic respiratory failure; Non-invasive ventilation.