Respiratory Distress in Hospitalized Non-Mechanically Ventilated COVID-19 Adults: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study.

Tara LibermanSantiago Lopez Regina RoofehStephanie IzardSima ParikhEdith Burns

Published in: The American journal of hospice & palliative care (2021)

Medications and palliative expertise for symptom management were underused for patients with moderate respiratory distress due to COVID-19. Education and triggers may help providers to identify moderate respiratory distress and consider symptomatic treatment and palliative consultation when appropriate.

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