Open AccessVENTILATORY SUPPORT WITH THE USE OF NIV, NON-REBREATHABLE MASK AND PRONE VENTILATION IN A COVID PATIENT
Author(s) -
K. Arun Vishnu,
Athul.C. Angaj,
Trinath Dash
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of scientific research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/ijsr/1718748
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , ventilation (architecture) , intensive care medicine , copd , respiratory system , oxygenation , anesthesia , engineering , virology , mechanical engineering , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
VENTILATORY SUPPORT HAS BEEN GAINING IMPORTANCE AND MOMENTUM IN THE PAST DUE TO RESPIRATORY ILLNESS LIKE COPD, ASTHMA AND ALSO IN THE PRESENT IN VIEW OF THE CURRENT ON GOING PANDEMIC WHERE MAINTAINING THE RESPIRATORY FUNCTION WITH OPTIMUM OXYGENATION IN A PATIENT HAS BEEN A LOT CHALLENG DUE TO VARIOUS RISK FACTORS. WE HEREBY ARE GOING TO DISCUSS ABOUT A CASE OF COVID 19 AND LATER DEVELOPED POST-COVID FIBROSIS. HE WAS MANAGED WITH VARIOUS MODES OF VENTILATORY SUPPORTS OF A PROLONGED ICU STAY WITH OUT INVASIVE VENTILATION, AND LATER DISCHARGED.