A clinical case of prolonged CPAP ventilation in a patient with COVID-19-associated pneumonia

Abstract

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) via a mask to maintain a constant positive airway pressure (CPAP mask) is the method of choice for the treatment of pulmonary disorders in severe COVID-19-associated pneumonia. Nowadays, there are no studies which had shown the effectiveness of the ROX-index in predicting the efficacy of NIV in patients with acute hypoxic respiratory failure (AHRF). This clinical case describes our experience of effective use of ROX-index in patients with AHRF because of coronavirus disease, SARS-CoV-2-associated, who underwent non-invasive lung ventilation through CPAP mask.

Keywords

• covid-19
• non-invasive ventilation
• rox-index
• acute hypoxic respiratory failure