Protective ventilation and outcomes of critically ill patients with COVID-19: a cohort study.
Juliana Carvalho FerreiraYeh-Li HoBruno Adler Maccagnan Pinheiro BesenLuiz Marcelo Sa MalbouissonLeandro Utino TaniguchiPedro Vitale MendesEduardo Leite Vieira CostaMarcelo ParkRenato Daltro-OliveiraRoberta M L RoepkeJoao M Silva-JrMaria Jose Carvalho CarmonaCarlos R R Carvalhonull nullPublished in: Annals of intensive care (2021)
During the peak of the epidemic in Sao Paulo, critically ill patients with COVID-19 often required mechanical ventilation and mortality was high. Our findings revealed an association between mechanical ventilation strategy and mortality, highlighting the importance of protective ventilation for patients with COVID-19.