Articles: covid-19.
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Multicenter Study
Adult cardiac surgery in Trinidad and Tobago during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons from a developing country.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has seen the cancellation of elective cardiac surgeries worldwide. Here we report the experience of a cardiac surgery unit in a developing country in response to the COVID-19 crisis. ⋯ These strategies allowed us to maintain a service for urgent and emergency procedures and may prove useful for larger countries when there is decrease in COVID-19 cases and planning for the restart of elective cardiac surgery.
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Intensive care medicine · Dec 2020
Multicenter Study Observational StudyClinical features, ventilatory management, and outcome of ARDS caused by COVID-19 are similar to other causes of ARDS.
The main characteristics of mechanically ventilated ARDS patients affected with COVID-19, and the adherence to lung-protective ventilation strategies are not well known. We describe characteristics and outcomes of confirmed ARDS in COVID-19 patients managed with invasive mechanical ventilation (MV). ⋯ In this large series, COVID-19 ARDS patients have features similar to other causes of ARDS, compliance with lung-protective ventilation was high, and the risk of 28-day mortality increased with the degree of ARDS severity.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study Observational Study
Pathophysiology of COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome: a multicentre prospective observational study.
Patients with COVID-19 can develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which is associated with high mortality. The aim of this study was to examine the functional and morphological features of COVID-19-associated ARDS and to compare these with the characteristics of ARDS unrelated to COVID-19. ⋯ None.