Prolonged non-invasive respiratory supports in a COVID-19 patient with severe acute hypoxemic respiratory failure

A pandemic caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 was declared in 2020. Severe cases were characterized by the development of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) requiring advanced respiratory support. However, intensive care units (ICU) were saturated, and many patient...

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Published in:Monaldi archives for chest disease 2021-08, Vol.92 (1)
Main Authors: Lanza, Andrea, Sommariva, Maurizio, Mariani, Sara, Ferreyra, Gabriela, Stagni, Giuliana Enrica, Tombini, Valeria, Oppizzi, Angela, Pontiggia, Catia, Bellone, Andrea
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
COVID-19
Humans
Male
Noninvasive Ventilation
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
Pandemics
Respiratory Insufficiency - etiology
Respiratory Insufficiency - therapy
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Summary:A pandemic caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 was declared in 2020. Severe cases were characterized by the development of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) requiring advanced respiratory support. However, intensive care units (ICU) were saturated, and many patients had to be treated out of ICU. This case describes a 75-year-old man affected by AHRF due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), hospitalized in a high-dependency unit, with PaO2/FiO2
ISSN:1122-0643
DOI:10.4081/monaldi.2021.1783