The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic heavily impacted healthcare workers, increasing their physical
and psychological workload. Specifically, COVID-19 patients' airway management is …

Objective: COVID-19 patients in intensive care usually need invasive mechanical ventilation
due to advanced respiratory failure. Deep lymphopenia, immunosuppressive agents, long …

Objectives In our cohort study, we describe demographic characteristics, respiratory support
modalities, and their relation to patient outcomes. Method Patients 18 years of age and older …

Introduction Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which
causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), may result in severe complications …

Abstract The Saudi Anesthesia Society (SAS) in line with the Mission and Vision of the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to contain the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is pleased to …

Introduction: The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in unprecedented rates of patients
requiring intubation and ventilation over a short period of time. The authors present 3-month …

Background A high number of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pneumonia who had barotrauma related to invasive mechanical ventilation at the authors' …

Context: Severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can induce acute respiratory
distress, which is characterized by tachypnea, hypoxia, and dyspnea. Intubation and …

Background The risk of barotrauma associated with different types of ventilatory support is
unclear in COVID-19 patients. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the …

Background An ever-increasing number of studies have reported an increased incidence of
spontaneous pulmonary barotrauma such as pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, and …