The repurposed use of anesthesia machines to ventilate critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The surge of critically ill patients due to the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) overwhelmed critical care capacity in areas of northern Italy. Anesthesia machines have been used as alternatives to traditional ICU mechanical ventilators. However, the outcomes for patients with COVID-19 respiratory failure cared for with Anesthesia Machines is currently unknow. We hypothesized that COVID-19 patients receiving care with Anesthesia Machines would have worse outcomes compared to standard practice.

Methods

We designed a retrospective study of patients admitted with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis at a large tertiary urban hospital in northern Italy. Two care units were included: a 27-bed standard ICU and a 15-bed temporary unit emergently opened in an operating room

SUBMITTER: Bottiroli M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8134805 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature