The role of ventilatory support for long-term outcomes after critical infection with COVID-19: A prospective cohort study.

Gabriel HannaSara BanklerAnna SchandlMari RoëlAnders HedmanMikael Andersson FrankoPatrik LyngåAnne GeborekEva Joelsson-AlmMårten SöderbergPernilla Darlington

Published in: The clinical respiratory journal (2021)

The majority of ICU-treated patients with COVID-19 had residual lung changes at 6 months of follow-up regardless of ventilator support or not, but the total lung capacity was lower in those treated with invasive ventilation.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
coronavirus disease
sars cov
intensive care unit
acute respiratory distress syndrome
newly diagnosed
respiratory failure