CPAP delivered outside critical care during the second wave of COVID-19: outcomes from a UK respiratory surge unit

  • Becky Nightingale
  • , Joe Lewis
  • , Katelyn Rhiannon Monsell
  • , Lewis Jones
  • , Christopher Smith
  • , Shantanu Kundu
  • , Helena Bond
  • , Hassan Burhan
  • , Tom Fletcher
  • , Thomas Blanchard
  • , Michael Beadsworth
  • , Peter Hampshire
  • , Manish Gautam
  • , Stacy Todd
  • , Gareth Jones
  • , Stephen Aston

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Abstract

Background NHS England recommends non-invasive continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) as a possible treatment for type 1 respiratory failure associated with COVID-19 pneumonitis, either to avoid intubation or as a ceiling of care. However, data assessing this strategy are sparse, especially for the use of CPAP as a ceiling of care, and particularly when delivered outside of a traditional critical care environment. We describe a cohort of patients from Liverpool, UK, who received CPAP on a dedicated respiratory surge unit at the start of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in UK.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere000907
Pages (from-to)e000907
JournalBMJ Open Respiratory Research
Volume8
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Sept 2021

Keywords

  • COVID-19

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