Background Several recently published randomized controlled trials have evaluated various
noninvasive oxygenation strategies for the treatment of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure …

Patients admitted to hospital with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may develop acute
respiratory failure (ARF) with compromised gas exchange. These patients require oxygen …

Background Severe acute respiratory distress syndrome associated with coronavirus
disease-2019 (COVID-19)(CARDS) pneumonitis presents a clinical challenge as regards to …

Background The role of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in severe COVID-19 remains a matter
of debate. Therefore, the utilization and outcome of NIV in COVID-19 in an unbiased cohort …

Background Invasive mechanical ventilation of hypoxaemic coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) patients is associated with mortality rates of> 50%. We evaluated clinical …

It is not an uncommon clinical scenario in medicine and surgery whereby one encounters a
hypoxemic patient due to a myriad of reasons. The ability to understand and use different …

High-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) is recommended as a first-line treatment in patients with
acute hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19. We assessed the effectiveness of …

Assessing the risk for specific patient groups to suffer from severe courses of COVID-19 is of
major importance in the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. This review focusses on the risk for …

Background Due to the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there has been a
surge of patients requiring mechanical ventilation over a short period of time. The morbidity …

Background Widely varying mortality rates of critically ill Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19)
patients in the world highlighted the need for local surveillance of baseline characteristics …