Hypoxaemia does not necessitate tracheal intubation in COVID-19 patients. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2021; 126: 44-7

Martin J Tobin; Amal Jubran; Franco Laghi

doi:10.1016/j.bja.2020.11.007

Hypoxaemia does not necessitate tracheal intubation in COVID-19 patients. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2021; 126: 44-7

Br J Anaesth. 2021 Feb;126(2):e75-e76. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.11.007. Epub 2020 Nov 16.

Authors

Martin J Tobin¹, Amal Jubran², Franco Laghi²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hines Veterans Affairs Hospital and Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Hines, IL, USA. Electronic address: mtobin2@lumc.edu.
² Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hines Veterans Affairs Hospital and Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Hines, IL, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; acute respiratory failure; cognitive impairment; hypoxaemia; mechanical ventilation; pulmonary gas exchange; tracheal intubation.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Cognition
Humans
Hypoxia
Intubation, Intratracheal
SARS-CoV-2
Survivors

Grants and funding

R01 NR016055/NR/NINR NIH HHS/United States