PRactice of VENTilation in Patients With ARDS Due to COVID-19 vs Pneumonia

Launched by ACADEMISCH MEDISCH CENTRUM - UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM (AMC-UVA) · Dec 13, 2022

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Early on in the pandemic, it was frequently proposed that ARDS caused by COVID-19 and ARDS caused by another cause were distinct in a number of ways. COVID-19 related ARDS phenotypes have been suggested, based on differences in respiratory system compliance (Crs) and the severity of the hypoxemia. Other reports have even suggested that lung-protective ventilation strategies for patients with ARDS caused by COVID-19 should differ from those used before the pandemic.

The use of low tidal volumes (VT) and prone positioning, which have been shown to be useful in reducing death in patients with...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Cause for ARDS is COVID -19 (confirmed with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and/or presence of typical abnormalities on chest computer tomography (CT) and/or X-ray) or a pulmonary infection from another origen
• • 2. Meeting a Berlin criteria for ARDS
• • 3. Invasive ventilation
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Age \< 18 years
• • 2. Any form of non-invasive ventilation

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