Intubation and mechanical ventilation of patients with COVID-19: what should we tell them?
Severe COVID-19 illness is characterised by the development of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), for which the mainstay of treatment is represented by mechanical ventilation.Mortality associated with ARDS due to other causes is in the range of 40-60%, but currently available data are not yet remtavares.com sufficient to draw safe conclusi