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Editorial
. 2020 May 21;55(5):2000632.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.00632-2020. Print 2020 May.

Early consensus management for non-ICU acute respiratory failure SARS-CoV-2 emergency in Italy: from ward to trenches

Michele Vitacca  1 , Stefano Nava  2   3 , Pierachille Santus  4 , Sergio Harari  5
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Editorial

Early consensus management for non-ICU acute respiratory failure SARS-CoV-2 emergency in Italy: from ward to trenches

Michele Vitacca et al. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

The development, as soon as possible, of a European respiratory specialist network is mandatory to manage the unexpected emergency of SARS-CoV-2; the ERS has a key role to play in urgently providing recommendations, guidelines, support and information https://bit.ly/39OaH0o

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: M. Vitacca has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: S. Nava has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: P. Santus has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: S. Harari reports grants and personal fees for lectures and membership of scientific advisory boards from Roche, outside the submitted work.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
“What to do” management pathway. ABG: arterial blood gases; SpO2: oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry; NEWS2: national early warning score; RR: respiratory rate; VAS: visual analogue scale; PaO2: arterial oxygen tension; FIO2: inspiratory oxygen fraction; CPAP: continuous positive airway pressure; NIV: noninvasive ventilation; PEEP: positive end-expiratory pressure; ICU: intensive care unit; EI: endotracheal intubation; HFNO: high-flow nasal oxygen.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
The Italian population understand the situation of healthcare staff (“Doctors and nurses, you are our pride, thank you”).
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