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Editorial
. 2020 Jun;46(6):1099-1102.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-020-06033-2. Epub 2020 Apr 14.

COVID-19 pneumonia: different respiratory treatments for different phenotypes?

Luciano Gattinoni  1 , Davide Chiumello  2 , Pietro Caironi  3   4 , Mattia Busana  5 , Federica Romitti  5 , Luca Brazzi  6 , Luigi Camporota  7
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COVID-19 pneumonia: different respiratory treatments for different phenotypes?

Luciano Gattinoni et al. Intensive Care Med. 2020 Jun.
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The authors have no conflict of interest to disclose.

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a CT scan acquired during spontaneous breathing. The cumulative distribution of the CT number is shifted to the left (well-aerated compartments), being the 0 to − 100 HU compartment, the non-aerated tissue virtually 0. Indeed, the total lung tissue weight was 1108 g, 7.8% of which was not aerated and the gas volume was 4228 ml. Patient receiving oxygen with venturi mask inspired oxygen fraction of 0.8. b CT acquired during mechanical ventilation at end-expiratory pressure at 5 cmH2O of PEEP. The cumulative distribution of the CT scan is shifted to the right (non-aerated compartments), while the left compartments are greatly reduced. Indeed, the total lung tissue weight was 2744 g, 54% of which was not aerated and the gas volume was 1360 ml. The patient was ventilated in volume controlled mode, 7.8 ml/kg of tidal volume, respiratory rate of 20 breaths per minute, inspired oxygen fraction of 0.7
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