Flowchart for non-invasive ventilation support in COVID-19 patients from a northern Italy Emergency Department.
Daniele PriviteraLaura AngaroniNicolò CapsoniElisa ForniFederico PierottiFabrizio VincentiAndrea BellonePublished in: Internal and emergency medicine (2020)
With the rapid pandemic spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2), Emergency Departments of affected countries are facing an increasing number of patients presenting with hypoxemic respiratory failure due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Providing mechanical support and endotracheal intubation can be challenging due to a number of patients larger than usual, often exceeding available resources. Considering the lack of recommendations available, we developed a flowchart to standardize the first approach to patients presenting to the Emergency Department with hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19.
Keyphrases
- respiratory failure
- sars cov
- coronavirus disease
- emergency department
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- end stage renal disease
- mechanical ventilation
- ejection fraction
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- patient reported outcomes
- drug induced