Postintubation Decline in Oxygen Saturation Index Predicts Mortality in COVID-19: A Retrospective Pilot Study

Background. Acute respiratory failure from COVID-19 pneumonia is a major cause of death after SARS-CoV-2 infection. We investigated whether PaO2/FiO2, oxygenation index (OI), SpO2/FiO2, and oxygen saturation index (OSI), commonly used to assess the severity of acute respiratory distress syndrome (AR...

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Main Authors: Ala Nozari, Shivali Mukerji, Molly Vora, Alfonso Garcia, Alyssa Park, Nicholas Flores, Robert Canelli, Gerardo Rodriguez, Riccardo Pinciroli, Alexander Nagrebetsky, Rafael Ortega, Sadeq A. Quraishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Critical Care Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6682944