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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) in COVID-19 Patients
In this Q&A, Lorenzo Berra, MD, and Charles Hardin, MD, PhD, of Massachusetts General Hospital explain the link between acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and share insight into upcoming research on antiviral treatment approaches.
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No Evidence to Support Novel Mechanism of Hypoxemia in COVID-19
According to Massachusetts General Hospital clinicians, observations of hypoxemia in COVID-19 are entirely consistent with known mechanisms and do not require the invocation of novel processes specific to SARS-CoV-2.
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Choice of Tidal Volume in COVID-19 Patients Without ARDS Should Be Individualized
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers find that there's reasonably strong evidence for low tidal volume ventilation in non-ARDS respiratory failure, although it is not without risks.
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Helmet Ventilation May Be Considered for Selected Patients with Mild COVID-19–Associated ARDS
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers find that there is no high-level evidence for widespread application of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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Respiratory Pathophysiology of Mechanically Ventilated Patients with COVID-19 Is Typical of ARDS
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers find that patients with COVID-19 respiratory failure exhibited gas exchange, respiratory system mechanics and response to prone ventilation similar to that of prior large cohorts of patients with ARDS.
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Surfactant Worth Studying as Treatment for COVID-19–Related ARDS
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers believe COVID-19 may represent an unexpected but worthwhile opportunity to revisit the therapeutic potential of administering exogenous surfactant to adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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ARDS contributors
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Charles Corey Hardin, MD, PhD
Physician, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Physician Investigator, Pulmonary, Mass General Research Institute
Recent Article
No Evidence to Support Novel Mechanism of Hypoxemia in COVID-19
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David M. Dudzinski, MD
Intensive Care Cardiologist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Associate Editor, Case Records of the MGH
Recent Article
International Perspectives: Optimizing Cardiac Critical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Lorenzo Berra, MD
Medical Director, Respiratory Care, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) in COVID-19 Patients
