Pre-hospital critical care management of severe hypoxemia in victims of Covid-19: a case series

Pre-hospital critical care management of severe hypoxemia in victims of Covid-19: a case series

Abstract Objective Despite critical hypoxemia, Covid-19 patients may present without proportional signs of respiratory distress. We report three patients with critical respiratory failure due to Covid-19, in which all presented with severe hypoxemia refractory to supplemental oxygen therapy. We disc...

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Main Authors: Jens Otto Mæhlen, Roger Mikalsen, Hans Julius Heimdal, Marius Rehn, Jostein S. Hagemo, William Ottestad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Prehospital
Covid-19
Hypoxemia
Case series
Non-invasive ventilation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-021-00831-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-021-00831-3

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