Feasibility and clinical impact of out-of-ICU noninvasive respiratory support in patients with COVID-19-related pneumonia.

Cosimo FrancoNicola FacciolongoRoberto TonelliRoberto DongilliAndrea VianelloLara PisaniRaffaele ScalaMario MalerbaAnnalisa CarlucciEmanuele Alberto NegriGreta SpoladoreGiovanna ArcaroPaolo Amedeo TillioCinzia LastoriaGioachino SchifinoLuca TabbìLuca GuidelliGiovanni GuaraldiV Marco RanieriEnrico Maria CliniStefano Nava

Published in: The European respiratory journal (2020)

The application of NRS outside the ICU is feasible and associated with favourable outcomes. Nonetheless, it was associated with a risk of staff contamination.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
risk assessment
drinking water
respiratory failure
health risk
metabolic syndrome
respiratory tract
type diabetes
heavy metals
glycemic control
weight loss
community acquired pneumonia