In early February 2020, Yang et al. reported an alarming high mortality rate in patients with COVID-19-associated acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilatory support. Such…
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The handheld ultrasound demonstrates clinical and economic value in combating COVID-19 based on interviews with frontline ultrasound physician and cardiologist as well as a national…
Lockdown measures may have averted 3.1 million deaths from covid-19 across 11 European countries, including 470 000 in the UK, a new modelling study indicates. However,…
High-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) and non-invasive ventilation (NIV) have been used to manage early acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) caused by COVID-19. As there is…
Frontline healthcare workers have faced huge challenge and psychological stress from the pandemic COVID-19 since December 2019. Most of Taiwan’s healthcare facility has reported “Zero”…
Despite worldwide efforts, the incidence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to increase. To address this ongoing public health emergency, most countries implemented strict social…
The spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to grow exponentially in most countries, posing an unprecedented burden on the healthcare sector and the world…
Recently, the Surviving Sepsis Campaign COVID-19 guidelines and ATS suggest that a ventilatory strategy complying with the ARDSnet protocol should be applied to manage COVID-19…
Tracheostomy is a common procedure in critically ill patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation. The use of tracheostomy can facilitate weaning from ventilation and potentially increase…
Recent cohort studies frequently reported low rate of fever in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, which was in sharp contrast with previous studies that reported…
