Airways management in SARS-COV-2 acute respiratory failure: A prospective observational multi-center study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Few studies have reported the implications and adverse events of performing endotracheal intubation for critically ill COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care units. The aim of the present study was to determine the adverse events related to tracheal intubation in COVID-19 patients, defined as the onset of hemodynamic instability, severe hypoxemia, and cardiac arrest.

Setting

Tertiary care medical hospitals, dual-centre study performed in Northern Italy from November 2020 to May 2021.

Patients

Adult patients with positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test, admitted for respiratory failure and need of advanced invasive airways management.

Interventions

Endotracheal Intubation Adverse Events.

Main variables of interests

The primary endpoint was to determi

SUBMITTER: Cattin L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9359672 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature