Correlation of SpO₂/FiO₂ and PaO₂/FiO₂ in patients with symptomatic COVID-19: An observational, retrospective study.

ABSTRACT: Some patients affected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) experience acute hypoxemic respiratory failure progressing toward atypical acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The aim of the study is to evaluate whether a correlation between ratio of peripheral saturation of oxygen (SpO₂) and fraction of inspired oxygen (S/F) and ratio of arterial partial pressure of oxygen and fraction of inspired oxygen (P/F) exists in COVID-19-related ARDS as already known in classical ARDS. In this multicenter, retrospective, observational study, consecutive, adult (≥ 18 years) patients with symptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) admitted to different COVID-19 divisions in Italy between March and December 2020 were included. Patients with SpO₂

SUBMITTER: Bonaventura A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9034256 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature