Open AccessPathophysiology of coronavirus-19 disease acute lung injury
Author(s) -
Luigi Camporota,
John N. Cronin,
Mattia Busana,
Luciano Gattii,
Federico Formenti
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current opinion in critical care, with evaluated medline/current opinion in critical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.212
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1080-8183
pISSN - 1070-5295
DOI - 10.1097/mcc.0000000000000911
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , context (archaeology) , mechanical ventilation , pathophysiology , intensive care medicine , diffuse alveolar damage , respiratory physiology , coronavirus , lung , lung volumes , covid-19 , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , paleontology , acute respiratory distress , biology
More than 230 million people have tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 infection globally by September 2021. The infection affects primarily the function of the respiratory system, where ∼20% of infected individuals develop coronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19) pneumonia. This review provides an update on the pathophysiology of the COVID-19 acute lung injury.