Open AccessCharacteristics and outcomes of patients infected with nCoV19 requiring invasive mechanical ventilation in Argentina
Author(s) -
Gustavo Plotnikow,
Amelia Matesa,
Juan Nadur,
Marcelo Alonso,
Ignacio García Núñez,
Gabriel Vergara,
Maria J. Alfageme,
Agustin Vitale,
Marco Gil,
Valeria Kinzler,
Marianela Melia,
Florencia Pugliese,
Mariana Donnianni,
Joana Pochettino,
Ignacio Brozzi,
José Luis Scapellato
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista brasileira de terapia intensiva
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.431
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1982-4335
pISSN - 0103-507X
DOI - 10.5935/0103-507x.20200062
Subject(s) - medicine , mechanical ventilation , intensive care unit , intensive care , pneumonia , comorbidity , saps ii , emergency medicine , ventilation (architecture) , covid-19 , apache ii , intensive care medicine , disease , mechanical engineering , infectious disease (medical specialty) , engineering
A novel coronavirus emerged this year as a cause of viral pneumonia. The main characteristics of the virus are rapid transmission, high contagion capacity and potential severity. The objective of this case series study is to describe the clinical characteristics of patients with confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) admitted to different intensive care units in Argentina for mechanical ventilation.