Flowchart for non-invasive ventilation support in COVID-19 patients from a northern Italy Emergency Department

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 intubat...

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Published in:Internal and emergency medicine 2020-08, Vol.15 (5), p.767-771
Main Authors: Privitera, Daniele, Angaroni, Laura, Capsoni, Nicolò, Forni, Elisa, Pierotti, Federico, Vincenti, Fabrizio, Bellone, Andrea
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - physiopathology
Coronavirus Infections - therapy
COVID-19
COVID-19 : diagnosis
Emergency Service, Hospital
Guidelines as Topic
Humans
IM-Point of view
Internal Medicine
Intubation, Intratracheal
Italy - epidemiology
management and prognosis
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Noninvasive Ventilation - methods
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral - physiopathology
Pneumonia, Viral - therapy
SARS-CoV-2
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1828-0447
1970-9366
DOI:10.1007/s11739-020-02370-8