Rethinking the early intubation paradigm of COVID-19: time to change gears?

• Philippe Rola,
• Joshua Farkas,
• Rory Spiegel,
• Cameron Kyle-Sidell,
• Scott Weingart,
• Laura Duggan,
• Marco Garrone,
• Adam Thomas

Affiliations

Philippe Rola

Intensive Care Unit, Santa Cabrini Hospital, CIUSSS-CEMTL, Montreal, Canada

Joshua Farkas

Department of Critical Care, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA

Rory Spiegel

Departments of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, Washington Hospital Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA

Cameron Kyle-Sidell

Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Scott Weingart

Department of Emergency Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA

Laura Duggan

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

Marco Garrone

Emergency Department, Mauriziano Ospedale, Torino, Italy

Adam Thomas

Adult Critical Care, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada