Pulmonary Barotrauma in COVID-19 Patients: Invasive versus Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation.

Shadi Hamouri Shaher M Samrah Omar Albawaih Zidan Saleh Mahmoud M SmadiAhmad AlhazymehSebawe Syaj

Published in: International journal of general medicine (2021)

COVID-19-infected patients are at a higher risk of developing PBT. Invasive positive pressure ventilation was associated with less PBT compared to noninvasive ventilation and delaying intubation does not seem to reduce the risk of pulmonary barotrauma.

Keyphrases

respiratory failure
sars cov
pulmonary hypertension
mechanical ventilation
coronavirus disease
cardiac arrest
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
intensive care unit
respiratory syndrome coronavirus