Respiratory technologists in the frontlines against COVID-19.
S D MaasdorpM PretoriusP PienaarE RossleeA AlexanderA van der LindeC van RooyenPublished in: African journal of thoracic and critical care medicine (2022)
The clinical characteristics and mortality of patients whose oxygen support was managed by respiratory technologists were similar to those in previously reported studies from resource-limited settings. Respiratory technologists can form a valuable addition to the front-line team when clinicians and nurses are faced with overwhelming patient numbers in subsequent COVID-19 surges and where the mainstay of treatment is oxygen supportive care.
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