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Editorial
. 2020 Apr 16;24(1):154.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-02880-z.

COVID-19 pneumonia: ARDS or not?

Luciano Gattinoni  1 , Davide Chiumello  2 , Sandra Rossi  3
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Editorial

COVID-19 pneumonia: ARDS or not?

Luciano Gattinoni et al. Crit Care. .
No abstract available

Keywords: ARDS; COVID-19; Mechanical ventilation.

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Conflict of interest statement

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Figures

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Fig. 1
In these 2 patients were recorded the following variables: type 1 lung weight (1192 g), gas volume (2774 ml), percentage of non-aerated tissue (8.4%), venous admixture (56%), P/F (68), and respiratory system compliance (80 ml/cmH2O); type 2 lung weight (1441 g), gas volume (1640 ml), percentage of non-aerated tissue (39%), venous admixture (49%), P/F (61), and respiratory system compliance (43 ml/cmH2O)
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Comment in

  • COVID-19 pneumonia: phenotype assessment requires bedside tools.
    Zhao Z, Kung WH, Chang HT, Hsu YL, Frerichs I. Zhao Z, et al. Crit Care. 2020 May 29;24(1):272. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-02973-9. Crit Care. 2020. PMID: 32471449 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Severe Covid-19 disease: rather AVDS than ARDS?
    Mahjoub Y, Rodenstein DO, Jounieaux V. Mahjoub Y, et al. Crit Care. 2020 Jun 11;24(1):327. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-02972-w. Crit Care. 2020. PMID: 32527297 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Lung ultrasound presentation of COVID-19 patients: phenotypes and correlations.
    Secco G, Delorenzo M, Salinaro F, Zattera C, Barcella B, Resta F, Sabena A, Vezzoni G, Bonzano M, Briganti F, Cappa G, Zugnoni F, Demitry L, Mojoli F, Baldanti F, Bruno R, Perlini S; GERICO (Gruppo Esteso RIcerca COronarovirus) Lung US Pavia Study Group. Secco G, et al. Intern Emerg Med. 2021 Aug;16(5):1317-1327. doi: 10.1007/s11739-020-02620-9. Epub 2021 Mar 1. Intern Emerg Med. 2021. PMID: 33646508 Free PMC article.

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