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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 118-121 |
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Prolonged of non-invasive ventilation in COVID-19 patient: Intubate or not – A case report
Kun Arifi Abbas, Bambang Pujo Semedi, Christijogo Sumartono, Hamzah Hamzah
Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Kun Arifi Abbas
Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Airlangga University, Mayjen. Prof. Dr. Moestopo Street 6-8, East Java, Surabaya
Indonesia
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/bjoa.bjoa_207_20
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Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is one of the alternative therapies for patients with respiratory failure or acute respiratory distress syndrome to avoid endotracheal intubation and its adverse effects. COVID-19 is a disease attacking respiratory system, inducing hypoxic-type respiratory failure. This case report describes that NIV application is somewhat useful in a number of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia suffering from respiratory failure. Nevertheless, in some cases, endotracheal intubation was done. Meticulous observation on deteriorating clinical and laboratory signs is required to make an immediate decision to switch into invasive ventilator to avoid further worsening.
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