Clinical features, ventilatory management, and outcome of ARDS caused by COVID-19 are similar to other causes of ARDS.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The main characteristics of mechanically ventilated ARDS patients affected with COVID-19, and the adherence to lung-protective ventilation strategies are not well known. We describe characteristics and outcomes of confirmed ARDS in COVID-19 patients managed with invasive mechanical ventilation (MV).

Methods

This is a multicenter, prospective, observational study in consecutive, mechanically ventilated patients with ARDS (as defined by the Berlin criteria) affected with with COVID-19 (confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in nasal or pharyngeal swab specimens), admitted to a network of 36 Spanish and Andorran intensive care units (ICUs) between March 12 and June 1, 2020. We examined the clinical features, ventilatory management, and clinical outcomes of COVID-19 ARDS patient

SUBMITTER: Ferrando C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7387884 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature