A proposed lung ultrasound and phenotypic algorithm for the care of COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure.

A proposed lung ultrasound and phenotypic algorithm for the care of COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure. Can J Anaesth. 2020 May 21;: Authors: Denault AY, Delisle S, Canty D, Royse A, Royse C, Serra XC, Gebhard CE, Couture ÉJ, Girard M, Cavayas YA, Peschanski N, Langevin S, Ouellet P Abstract Pulmonary complications are the most common clinical manifestations of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). From recent clinical observation, two phenotypes have emerged: a low elastance or L-type and a high elastance or H-type. Clinical presentation, pathophysiology, pulmonary mechanics, radiological and ultrasound findings of these two phenotypes are different. Consequently, the therapeutic approach also varies between the two. We propose a management algorithm that combines the respiratory rate and oxygenation index with bedside lung ultrasound examination and monitoring that could help determine earlier the requirement for intubation and other surveillance of COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure. PMID: 32440906 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Can J Anaesth Source Type: research