Respiratory Mechanics in a Cohort of Critically Ill Subjects With COVID-19 Infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) often develop acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and receive invasive mechanical ventilation. Much remains unknown about their respiratory mechanics, including the trajectories of pulmonary compliance and [Formula: see text]/[Formula: see text], the prognostic value of these parameters, and the effects of prone positioning. We described respiratory mechanics among subjects with COVID-19 who were intubated during the first month of hospitalization.

Methods

We included patients with COVID-19 who were mechanically ventilated between February and May 2020. Daily values of pulmonary compliance, [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], and the use of prone positioning were abstracted from electronic medical reco

SUBMITTER: Longino A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8576110 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature