Use of threshold PEP with an adult non-rebreather oxygen mask plus prone positioning in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure due to SARS-CoV-2 infection during the collapse of the health system in a low-income country
During the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, Ecuador reported a collapse of the healthcare system, in which intensive care unit beds were lacking. Therefore, we sought to determine whether the use of threshold expiratory positive pressure with an adult non-rebreather oxygen mask plus prone position...
Main Authors: | Killen H Briones-Claudett, Monica H Briones-Claudett, Eduardo A Martinez Armijos, Jorge J Rios-Marcillo, Lourdes A Orozco Holguin, Killen H Briones-Zamora, Diana C Briones-Marquez, Andrea P Icaza-Freire, Michelle Grunauer |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2023-02-01
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Series: | SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X231154064 |
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