… VAP is defined as pneumonia that develops after 48 h or longer of invasive mechanical
ventilation. It increases hospital length of stay, time on mechanical ventilation, ventilator weaning …

… All patients with PCR-proven COVID-19 who were … pneumonia; qSOFA score predicts
mortality in sepsis; and MuLBSTA score predicts mortality in patients with viral pneumonia…

… LUS in determining COVID-19 pneumonia severity as assessed … of the patient, mechanical
ventilation and pulse oximetry (SpO 2 … having mechanical ventilation had an LUS score > 19. …

… mechanical ventilation, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is common and is
associated with increased duration of mechanical ventilation … COVID-19 patients with non–COVID-19 …

… [18] that smokers are 1.4 times more likely to have severe symptoms of COVID-19 and 2.4
times more likely to need ICU admission and mechanical ventilation or die compared to non-…

… patients with viral pneumonitis due to COVID-19 or other causes. … between patients with and
without COVID-19 pneumonitis. … frailty with COVID-19 needed mechanical ventilation, which …

… Treatment with anakinra plus methylprednisolone may be a valid therapeutic option in
COVID-19 patients with hyperinflammation and respiratory failure, also on mechanical ventilation. …

… He gradually improved and was weaned off of oxygen over a period of 12 days without
needing mechanical ventilation. A day later he complained of right sided chest pain and …

… a result of COVID-19, in the absence of underlying lung disease or barotrauma due to
mechanical ventilation are rare. … in a patient with resolved, uncomplicated COVID-19 pneumonia. …

… mechanical ventilation should be made as soon as possible regardless of the phenotype of
the COVID-19 pneumonia, … The following ventilatory strategies represent an expert opinion, …