Implications of early respiratory support strategies on disease progression in critical COVID-19: a matched subanalysis of the prospective RISC-19-ICU cohort

Abstract Background Uncertainty about the optimal respiratory support strategies in critically ill COVID-19 patients is widespread. While the risks and benefits of noninvasive techniques versus early invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) are intensely debated, actual evidence is lacking. We sought t...

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Main Authors: Pedro D. Wendel Garcia, Hernán Aguirre-Bermeo, Philipp K. Buehler, Mario Alfaro-Farias, Bernd Yuen, Sascha David, Thomas Tschoellitsch, Tobias Wengenmayer, Anita Korsos, Alberto Fogagnolo, Gian-Reto Kleger, Maddalena A. Wu, Riccardo Colombo, Fabrizio Turrini, Antonella Potalivo, Emanuele Rezoagli, Raquel Rodríguez-García, Pedro Castro, Arantxa Lander-Azcona, Maria C. Martín-Delgado, Herminia Lozano-Gómez, Rolf Ensner, Marc P. Michot, Nadine Gehring, Peter Schott, Martin Siegemund, Lukas Merki, Jan Wiegand, Marie M. Jeitziner, Marcus Laube, Petra Salomon, Frank Hillgaertner, Alexander Dullenkopf, Hatem Ksouri, Sara Cereghetti, Serge Grazioli, Christian Bürkle, Julien Marrel, Isabelle Fleisch, Marie-Helene Perez, Anja Baltussen Weber, Samuele Ceruti, Katharina Marquardt, Tobias Hübner, Hermann Redecker, Michael Studhalter, Michael Stephan, Daniela Selz, Urs Pietsch, Anette Ristic, Antje Heise, Friederike Meyer zu Bentrup, Marilene Franchitti Laurent, Patricia Fodor, Tomislav Gaspert, Christoph Haberthuer, Elif Colak, Dorothea M. Heuberger, Thierry Fumeaux, Jonathan Montomoli, Philippe Guerci, Reto A. Schuepbach, Matthias P. Hilty, Ferran Roche-Campo, RISC-19-ICU Investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-021-03580-y