Clinical Medicine Insights: Circulatory, Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine (Dec 2021)
Continuous Lower Abdominal Compression as a Therapeutic Intervention in COVID-19 ARDS
Abstract
We report the case of a patient with severe COVID-19 ARDS, suggesting a possible therapeutic intervention by applying a continuous lower abdominal compression. In order to assess ventilation distribution, a lung CT scan was performed with and without lower abdominal compression.