Helmet CPAP to treat hypoxic pneumonia outside the ICU: an observational study during the COVID-19 outbreak.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory failure due to COVID-19 pneumonia is associated with high mortality and may overwhelm health care systems, due to the surge of patients requiring advanced respiratory support. Shortage of intensive care unit (ICU) beds required many patients to be treated outside the ICU despite severe gas exchange impairment. Helmet is an effective interface to provide continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) noninvasively. We report data about the usefulness of helmet CPAP during pandemic, either as treatment, a bridge to intubation or a rescue therapy for patients with care limitations (DNI).

Methods

In this observational study we collected data regarding patients failing standard oxygen therapy (i.e., non-rebreathing mask) due to COVID-19 pneumonia treated with a

SUBMITTER: Coppadoro A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7903369 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature