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High flow nasal oxygen versus mechanical ventilation as initial respirator support in severe COVID-19 ARDS at Groote Schuur Hospital : a propensity score analysis
… in Cape Town, South Africa, during the first COVID wave. Patient received MV if HFNO failed. The purpose of this study was to compare outcomes of this “HFNO first” strategy to a “MV first” strategy. METHODS: This was a secondary analysis of two propsective cohort studies conducted during the …
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Outcomes of patients with COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation admitted to an Intensive Care Unit in South Africa
Background Up to 30% of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia may require ICU admission or mechanical ventilation [Guan et al., 2020; Huang et al., 2020]. Data from low- and middle-income countries for COVID-19 ARDS are limited. Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa expanded its ICU service …