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. 2021 Apr 6;7(2):00134-2021.
doi: 10.1183/23120541.00134-2021. eCollection 2021 Apr.

Conservative management of COVID-19 associated hypoxaemia

Thomas Voshaar  1 , Patrick Stais  1 , Dieter Köhler  2 , Dominic Dellweg  2   3
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Conservative management of COVID-19 associated hypoxaemia

Thomas Voshaar et al. ERJ Open Res. .

Abstract

This correspondence argues that happy hypoxaemic patients should not be intubated as long as they remain happy https://bit.ly/3csrpWO.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: T. Voshaar has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: P. Stais has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: D. Köhler has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: D. Dellweg has nothing to disclose.

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