Recommendations on the Usage of Respiratory Support in Patients with COVID-19

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COVID-19, respiratory disease, mechanical ventilation, oxygen therapy

Abstract

Introduction: COVID-19 is an infectious disease discovered in late 2019 in Wuhan. To date, 45 805 060 cases have been reported, of which 29.8 million have recovered and 1.19 million have died. There are evidence-based guidelines of levels C or D, one of which suggests early intubation in cases where the patient is tachypneic, hemodynamically unstable, and has increased respiratory effort and hypoxemia with high demand in the fraction of inspired oxygen.

Objective: To analyze the evidence and recommendations regarding the use of respiratory support in patients with COVID-19.

Methods: A narrative review of the literature on the use of respiratory support in patients with COVID-19 was conducted. Original and secondary articles published up to October 2020 in the MEDLINE (PubMed), SciELO, and LILACS databases were included. Subsequently, snowball sampling was applied.

Conclusions: Early mechanical ventilation is recommended if noninvasive ventilation fails, used in cases of mild hypoxemia. Early prone positioning reduces mortality in both patients without assisted ventilation and those who require noninvasive ventilation and invasive mechanical ventilation.

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Leonila Rebeca Bernaola Vallejos, Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego

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Carmen Patricia Chunga Castilla, Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego

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Greisy Milagros Cueva Palacios, Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego

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Published

2025-06-17

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Bernaola Vallejos LR, Chunga Castilla CP, Cueva Palacios GM. Recommendations on the Usage of Respiratory Support in Patients with COVID-19. Rev cuba med gen integr [Internet]. 2025 Jun. 17 [cited 2025 Jun. 23];41:e_1859. Available from: https://revmgi.sld.cu/index.php/mgi/article/view/1859

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ARTÍCULOS DE REVISIÓN