Caution against precaution: A case report on silent hypoxia in COVID-19 | Zendy

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Caution against precaution: A case report on silent hypoxia in COVID-19

Author(s) -

Ali Lari,

Mohammad Alherz,

Abdullah Nouri,

Lotfi Botras,

Salah Taqi

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

annals of medicine and surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391

H-Index - 23

ISSN - 2049-0801

DOI - 10.1016/j.amsu.2020.11.007

Subject(s) - medicine , nasal cannula , hypoxia (environmental) , respiratory distress , intubation , intensive care unit , intensive care medicine , covid-19 , hypoxemia , mechanical ventilation , continuous positive airway pressure , anesthesia , pandemic , pediatrics , cannula , surgery , obstructive sleep apnea , oxygen , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , chemistry , organic chemistry

Silent hypoxia is an entity that has been described in patients diagnosed with COVID-19. It is typically described as objective hypoxia in the absence of proportional respiratory distress. The physiological basis for this phenomenon is controversial, and its prognostic value is unclear. We present a case below, of a 66-year-old female presenting with severe hypoxia that was managed without mechanical ventilation.

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