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Review
. 2023 Jun;44(2):321-333.
doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2022.11.010. Epub 2022 Nov 22.

Lessons Learned in Mechanical Ventilation/Oxygen Support in Coronavirus Disease 2019

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Lessons Learned in Mechanical Ventilation/Oxygen Support in Coronavirus Disease 2019

Laura Dragoi et al. Clin Chest Med. 2023 Jun.

Abstract

The clinical spectrum of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection ranges from asymptomatic infection or mild respiratory symptoms to pneumonia, with severe cases leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome with multiorgan involvement. The clinical management of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) changed over the course of the pandemic, being adjusted as more evidence became available. This article will review how the ventilatory management of COVID-19 ARDS evolved and will conclude with current evidence-based recommendations.

Keywords: ARDS; COVID-19; Mechanical ventilation; SARS-CoV-2.

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