The Italian coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak: recommendations from clinical practice

Anaesthesia

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2020, Pages 724-732

  Sorbello, M ^a   El Boghdadly, K ^b   Di Giacinto, I ^c   Cataldo, R ^d   Esposito, C ^e   Falcetta, S ^f   Merli, G ^g   Cortese, G ^h   Corso, R M ⁱ   Bressan, F ^j   Pintaudi, S ^k   Greif, R ^l   Donati, A ^m   Petrini, F ⁿ  

^a AOU Policlinico San Marco   (Italy)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d Bio Medico   (Italy)

^e MONALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^g FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^h CITTÀ DELLA SALUTE E DELLA SCIENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j Anestesia e Rianimazione Ospedale Santo Stefano di Prato   (Italy)

^k ARNAS Garibaldi Nesima Catania   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^m UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

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Author keywords

COVID 19; critical care; tracheal intubation; ventilation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; ITALY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PANDEMIC; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; VERY ELDERLY; VIRUS PNEUMONIA; YOUNG ADULT;

OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; PANDEMICS; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85082436952     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.15049     Document Type: Article

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