Search Tag: PEEP
2020 19 May
Managing COVID-19 patients in south of Switzerland with lung ultrasound for the evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 infection. E verything started at the beginning of March 2020. In one week, we went from eight to forty-five beds due to COVID-19 patients. The pandemic virus in place has been scientifically called SARS-CoV-2: • SARS stands...Read more
2020 18 Apr
COVID-19 pneumonia meets the ARDS Berlin definition. However, it is a specific disease with peculiar phenotypes. The primary characteristic is the dissociation between the severity of the hypoxaemia and the maintenance of respiratory mechanics. Patients with respiratory compliance that is lower or higher than the median value experience severe hypoxaemia. ...Read more