P-SILI is not justification for intubation of COVID-19 patients

MJ Tobin, F Laghi, A Jubran - Annals of Intensive Care, 2020 - Springer
They are correct in observing we quoted opinion articles: three were by Gattinoni et al. We
will not point out all instances where Gattinoni et al. misquoted our article, but two need to be …

Caution about early intubation and mechanical ventilation in COVID-19

MJ Tobin, F Laghi, A Jubran - Annals of intensive care, 2020 - Springer
Some experts have argued that mechanical ventilation should be employed early in order to
prevent COVID-19 patients progressing from mild disease to more severe lung injury. This …

Spontaneous breathing, transpulmonary pressure and mathematical trickery

L Gattinoni, JJ Marini, M Busana, D Chiumello… - Annals of Intensive …, 2020 - Springer
We read with interest the review by Tobin, Laghi and Jubran on mechanical ventilation in
COVID-19 [1]. Rather than a balanced review of the literature, the authors have chosen their …

[HTML][HTML] Noninvasive respiratory support and patient self-inflicted lung injury in COVID-19: a narrative review

D Battaglini, C Robba, L Ball, PL Silva, FF Cruz… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
COVID-19 pneumonia is associated with hypoxaemic respiratory failure, ranging from mild
to severe. Because of the worldwide shortage of ICU beds, a relatively high number of …

Alternatives to invasive ventilation in the COVID-19 pandemic

BK Patel, JP Kress, JB Hall - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Since its invention in the 1940s, the positive pressure ventilator has always been known to
have both risks and benefits. Although mechanical ventilation is unquestionably lifesaving …

Development of a work of breathing scale and monitoring need of intubation in COVID-19 pneumonia

M Apigo, J Schechtman, N Dhliwayo, M Al Tameemi… - Critical Care, 2020 - Springer
COVID-19 pneumonia presents in most patients with scattered areas of lung involvement
within healthy lungs displaying hypoxemia and tachypnea but with relatively minor …

Effect of positive end-expiratory pressure and proning on ventilation and perfusion in COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome

F Perier, S Tuffet, T Maraffi, G Alcala… - American journal of …, 2020 - atsjournals.org
Methods ARDS was defined according to the Berlin definition (1), and severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection was confirmed by positive …

Critically ill patients with COVID-19: are they hemodynamically unstable and do we know why?

F Michard, A Vieillard-Baron - Intensive Care Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Dear Editor, More than 6 months after the inception of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) pandemic, little has been published regarding the hemodynamic complications. We read …

Time to consider histologic pattern of lung injury to treat critically ill patients with COVID-19 infection

MC Copin, E Parmentier, T Duburcq, J Poissy… - Intensive care …, 2020 - Springer
Dear Editor, In their editorial about 'COVID-19 pneumonia: different respiratory treatment for
different phenotypes' Gattinoni et al.[1] hypothesize a sequence of events in critically ill …

SARS-CoV-2 pulmonary infection revealed by subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum

M Lacroix, F Graiess, L Monnier-Cholley… - Intensive Care Medicine, 2020 - Springer
A 57-year-old man with no relevant medical history was referred to our institution for severe
acute dyspnea, fever and cough, occurring two weeks after onset of moderate …