Mechanical ventilation parameters in critically ill COVID-19 patients: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The mortality of critically ill patients with COVID-19 is high, particularly among those receiving mechanical ventilation (MV). Despite the high number of patients treated worldwide, data on respiratory mechanics are currently scarce and the optimal setting of MV remains to be defined. This scoping review aims to provide an overview of available data about respiratory mechanics, gas exchange and MV settings in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) for COVID-19-associated acute respiratory failure, and to identify knowledge gaps.

Main text

PubMed, EMBASE, and MEDLINE databases were searched from inception to October 30, 2020 for studies providing at least one ventilatory parameter collected within 24 h from the ICU admission. The quality of the studies w

SUBMITTER: Grasselli G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7980724 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature