Natural history, trajectory, and management of mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients in the United Kingdom.

Brijesh V PatelShlomi HaarRhodri HandslipChaiyawan AuepanwiriyakulTeresa Mei-Ling LeeSunil PatelJ Alex HarstonFeargus Hosking-JervisDonna KellyBarnaby SandersonBarbara BorgattaKate TathamIngeborg WeltersLuigi CamporotaAnthony C GordonMatthieu KomorowskiDavid AntcliffeJohn R ProwleZudin PuthuchearyAldo A Faisalnull null

Published in: Intensive care medicine (2021)

Refractory hypoxaemia remains a major association with mortality, yet evidence based ARDS interventions, in particular prone positioning, were not implemented and had delayed application with an associated reduced responsiveness. Real-time service evaluation techniques offer opportunities to assess the delivery of care and improve protocolised implementation of evidence-based ARDS interventions, which might be associated with improvements in survival.

Keyphrases

acute respiratory distress syndrome
healthcare
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mechanical ventilation
physical activity
quality improvement
intensive care unit
mental health
sars cov
primary care
palliative care
risk factors
coronary artery disease