Open AccessDual Oxygen Therapy in COVID-19 Patient: A Method to Improve Oxygenation
Author(s) -
Amarjeet Kumar,
Ajeet Kumar,
Neeraj Kumar,
Kunal Singh,
Prabhat Kumar Singh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23725
Subject(s) - medicine , ards , hypoxemia , covid-19 , oxygenation , oxygen therapy , anesthesia , ventilation (architecture) , acute respiratory distress , oxygen , intensive care medicine , lung , chemistry , disease , organic chemistry , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , mechanical engineering , engineering
Approximately 5-6% of patients diagnosed to have COVID-19 infection present with severe hypoxemia requiring invasive ventilation or non-invasive ventilation (NIV). Additional oxygen to patients on NIV can be given by nasal prong or by connecting oxygen tubing directly to the O2 pick-off port of the NIV mask or by connecting oxygen tubing to the single-limb circuit in between ventilator and patient. Dual oxygen therapy improves oxygenation in COVID-19 patients on NIV. This method may make the patient more comfortable, increase tolerance to NIV, increase the usefulness of NIV for moderate and severe COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). How to cite this article: Kumar A, Kumar A, Sinha C, Kumar N, Singh K, Singh PK. Dual Oxygen Therapy in COVID-19 Patient: A Method to Improve Oxygenation. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(2):231-233.