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The first Australian experience with ward‐based continuous positive airway pressure for COVID‐19 respiratory failure: a retrospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Gerhardy Benjamin,
Comsa Monica,
Tahir Ali,
Lynch Dalton,
Polkinghorne Adam,
Orde Sam,
Branley James,
Morgan Lucy
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.15911
Subject(s) - medicine , continuous positive airway pressure , cohort , retrospective cohort study , intensive care unit , pandemic , covid-19 , cohort study , respiratory failure , respiratory system , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , intensive care , outbreak , pediatrics , virology , disease , obstructive sleep apnea , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Abstract We present the first Australian cohort of patients with COVID‐19 respiratory failure managed with escalating respiratory support including continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on a standard medical ward at a tertiary Sydney hospital during the 2021 COVID‐19 Delta variant outbreak. We demonstrate an equivalent mortality to CPAP delivered in intensive care unit and outline our ward structure and management during the pandemic.