HFNC vs. CPAP in COVID-19 Patients with ARDS in ICU

HFNC vs. CPAP in COVID-19 Patients with ARDS in ICU

Acute hypoxic respiratory failure in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia has been treated with oxygen delivered by oxygen masks and non-invasive ventilation (NIV) with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP),... read more

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Usage During COVID-19

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Usage During COVID-19

We confirm that use of early continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) with high-flow output combined with an "ad hoc" algorithm to inform the decision to intubate is a valid and safe strategy for respiratory support in... read more

Non-invasive vs. Invasive Respiratory Management Strategies in AHRF Patients

Non-invasive vs. Invasive Respiratory Management Strategies in AHRF Patients

When performing non-invasive ventilation among patients with de novo acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure (AHRF), it is important to avoid excessive tidal volume and lung injury. Although pressure support is needed for... read more

High Flow Nasal Oxygen: A Rising Star Waiting To Be Discovered

High Flow Nasal Oxygen: A Rising Star Waiting To Be Discovered

High flow nasal oxygen therapy (HFNO2) is gaining popularity of late and rapidly recognised as new oxygen therapy in the treatment of respiratory failure, and the fame exploded exponentially after the COVID-19 pandemic. HFNO2... read more

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and Pronation Outside the ICUs in COVID-19 ARDS

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and Pronation Outside the ICUs in COVID-19 ARDS

Continuous positive airway pressure with patient mobilization (including pronation) was effective and safe in patients with ARDS due to COVID-19 managed outside the intensive care unit setting during the pandemic. Of 90... read more

RECOVERY-RS trial finds CPAP reduces need for invasive ventilation in hospitalised COVID-19 patients

RECOVERY-RS trial finds CPAP reduces need for invasive ventilation in hospitalised COVID-19 patients

The NIHR-supported Respiratory Strategies in COVID-19; CPAP, High-flow, and Standard Care (RECOVERY-RS) trial has demonstrated that treating hospitalised COVID-19 patients who have acute respiratory failure with continuous... read more

Adaptive Randomized Controlled Trial of Non-invasive Respiratory Strategies in ARF Patients with COVID-19

Adaptive Randomized Controlled Trial of Non-invasive Respiratory Strategies in ARF Patients with COVID-19

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), compared with conventional oxygen therapy, reduced the composite outcome of intubation or death within 30 days of randomisation in hospitalized adults with acute respiratory failure... read more

Oxygen Therapy in COVID-19 Patients: The Role of HFNC and CPAP

Oxygen Therapy in COVID-19 Patients: The Role of HFNC and CPAP

Oxygen therapy and non-invasive ventilation in COVID-19 should be based on pathophysiological changes and a step-by-step approach should be adopted in choosing the right therapeutic strategy for each patient. Continuous... read more

Helmet CPAP to treat hypoxic pneumonia outside the ICU

Helmet CPAP to treat hypoxic pneumonia outside the ICU

Respiratory failure due to COVID-19 pneumonia is associated with high mortality and may overwhelm health care systems, due to the surge of patients requiring advanced respiratory support. Shortage of intensive care unit... read more

Medical officials use new tool for COVID patients

Medical officials use new tool for COVID patients

The Barren-Metcalfe County Emergency Medical Service will soon implement a new medical device that will benefit COVID-19 patients as well as emergency medical personnel. The medical device, the Sea-Long helmet, is a clear,... read more

Respiratory Support in Patients with COVID-19

Respiratory Support in Patients with COVID-19

Non-invasive respiratory support could be useful in treating COVID-19-related acute respiratory failure (ARF). A rational use of different techniques (oxygen therapy, CPAP, NIV or HFOT) by a trained pulmonologist could allow... read more

Prevention and Treatment of ALI with Time-controlled Adaptive Ventilation

Prevention and Treatment of ALI with Time-controlled Adaptive Ventilation

Neither the current lung protect and rest nor open lung approach (OLA) ventilation strategies have been effective at reducing VILI and ARDS-related mortality below that in the ARMA study. For a protective ventilation strategy... read more

Canopy Protects Healthcare Workers From COVID-19 Infection During Ventilation

Canopy Protects Healthcare Workers From COVID-19 Infection During Ventilation

Researchers have designed a cost-effective, constant flow plastic canopy system that can help to protect healthcare workers who are at risk of airborne coronavirus infection while delivering non-invasive ventilation or oxygen... read more

Non-invasive Ventilation in the ED: Whom, When, How?

Non-invasive Ventilation in the ED: Whom, When, How?

Timely use of NIV in the ED may decrease the need for invasive ventilation and its associated complications. The appropriate device, interface and patient selection are, therefore, key components of NIV success. Once the... read more