Continuous air way pressure reduces intubation in covid patients - Video

Published On 2022-01-29T16:59:03+05:30 | Updated On 31 Jan 2022 9:50 AM IST

Overview

Covid-19 has taken millions of lives as it drops oxygen level in blood rapidly, and causes lung to collapse. Critical care is very crucial in patients affected with severe covid-19 symptoms.

Recent study was conducted to see if continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) improves clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19-related acute hypoxemic respiratory failure as compared to standard oxygen treatment. The findings of this study were published in the Journal of American Medical Association.

Study reported that an initial strategy of CPAP significantly reduced the risk of tracheal intubation or mortality compared to conventional oxygen therapy in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure caused by COVID-19, but there was no significant difference between an initial strategy of HFNO and conventional oxygen therapy.

For more information check out the full story on the link below:

CPAP significantly reduces tracheal intubation risk in COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure: NEJM

Speakers

Dr. Nandita Mohan

BDS, MDS( Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry)

Dr. Nandita Mohan is a practicing pediatric dentist with more than 5 years of clinical work experience. Along with this, she is equally interested in keeping herself up to date about the latest developments in the field of medicine and dentistry which is the driving force for her to be in association with Medical Dialogues. She also has her name attached with many publications; both national and international. She has pursued her BDS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore and later went to enter her dream specialty (MDS) in the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry from Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences. Through all the years of experience, her core interest in learning something new has never stopped. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751