Helmet CPAP to treat hypoxic pneumonia outside the ICU: an observational study during the COVID-19 outbreak

Andrea Coppadoro , Annalisa Benini , Robert Fruscio, Luisa Verga, Paolo Mazzola,Giuseppe Bellelli, Marco Carbone,Giacomo Mulinacci, Alessandro Soria, Beatrice Noè, Eduardo Beck, Riccardo Di Sciacca, Davide Ippolito, Giuseppe Citerio, Maria Grazia Valsecchi Andrea Biondi,Alberto Pesci, Paolo Bonfanti, Davide Gaudesi, Giacomo Bellani,*† and Giuseppe Foti,†

Published in 2021 on Crit Care Med

DOI: 10.1186/s13054-021-03502-y

Keywords: Helmet CPAP, hypoxic pneumonia, COVID-19, noninvasive ventilation, respiratory failure, outside ICU, emergency respiratory support, free-flow helmet interface, intubation bridge, DNI patients, PaO₂/FiO₂ ratio, respiratory rate reduction, C-reactive protein, comorbidities, intubation or death composite outcome, observational study

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