作者
Jaber S Alqahtani, Renata G Mendes, Abdulelah Aldhahir, Daniel Rowley, Mohammed D AlAhmari, George Ntoumenopoulos, Saeed M Alghamdi, Jithin K Sreedharan, Yousef S Aldabayan, Tope Oyelade, Ahmed Alrajeh, Carlo Olivieri, Maher AlQuaimi, Jerome Sullivan, Mohammed A Almeshari, Antonio Esquinas
发表日期
2020
期刊
Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
卷号
13
页码范围
1635
出版商
Dove Press
简介
Background
As the global outbreak of COVID-19 continues to ravage the world, it is important to understand how frontline clinicians manage ventilatory support and the various limiting factors.
Methods
An online survey composed of 32 questions was developed and validated by an international expert panel.
Results
Overall, 502 respondents from 40 countries across six continents completed the survey. The mean number (±SD) of ICU beds was 64 ± 84. The most popular initial diagnostic tools used for treatment initiation were arterial blood gas (48%) and clinical presentation (37.5%), while the national COVID-19 guidelines were the most used (61.2%). High flow nasal cannula (HFNC) (53.8%), non-invasive ventilation (NIV) (47%), and invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) (92%) were mostly used for mild, moderate, and severe COVID-19 cases, respectively. However, only 38.8%, 56.6% and 82.9% of the …
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