Ventilatory associated barotrauma in COVID-19 patients: A multicenter observational case control study (COVI-MIX-study).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The risk of barotrauma associated with different types of ventilatory support is unclear in COVID-19 patients. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the different respiratory support strategies on barotrauma occurrence; we also sought to determine the frequency of barotrauma and the clinical characteristics of the patients who experienced this complication.

Methods

This multicentre retrospective case-control study from 1 March 2020 to 28 February 2021 included COVID-19 patients who experienced barotrauma during hospital stay. They were matched with controls in a 1:1 ratio for the same admission period in the same ward of treatment. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression (OR) were performed to explore which factors were associated w

SUBMITTER: Vetrugno L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9684110 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature