Timing of intubation and ICU mortality in COVID-19 patients: a retrospective analysis of 4198 critically ill patients during the first and second waves

Abstract Background The optimal time to intubate patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia has not been adequately determined. While the use of non-invasive respiratory support before invasive mechanical ventilation might cause patient-self-induced lung injury and worsen the prognosis, non-invasive ventila...

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Main Authors: Sara Manrique, Laura Claverias, Mónica Magret, Joan Ramón Masclans, María Bodi, Sandra Trefler, Laura Canadell, Emili Díaz, Jordi Sole-Violan, Elena Bisbal-Andrés, Ruth González Natera, Antonio Albaya Moreno, Montserrat Vallverdu, Juan Carlos Ballesteros, Lorenzo Socias, Federico Gordo Vidal, Susana Sancho, Ignacio Martin-Loeches, Alejandro Rodriguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-023-02081-5