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Tuesday, 09/28/2021
Original Research Article has been published recently on the Critical Care Journal
Original Research Article has been published recently on the Critical Care Journal
The article is entitled: The evolution of the ventilatory ratio is a prognostic factor in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 ARDS patients.
In this study comparing changes in parameters between day 1 and day 3 of mechanical ventilation in COVID-19 ARDS patients, a higher ventilatory ratio at day 1 and more importantly an increase in the ratio by day 3 were significant predictors of in-hospital mortality. The significance of this finding is not completely understood but might reflect vascular microthrombosis phenomena and/or alveolar edema, factors associated with increased physiologic dead space. The first co-authors are Antoni Torres and Anna Motos.
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