COVID-19 does not lead to a “typical” acute respiratory distress syndrome

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 201, Issue 10, 2020, Pages 1299-1300

  Gattinoni, Luciano ^a   Coppola, Silvia ^b   Cressoni, Massimo ^c   Busana, Mattia ^a   Rossi, Sandra ^d   Chiumello, Davide ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLUID RETENTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTENSIVIST; ITALY; LETTER; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG VASOCONSTRICTION; LUNG VOLUME; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRONE POSITION; BETACORONAVIRUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; PANDEMIC; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

BETACORONAVIRUS; COHORT STUDIES; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ITALY; PANDEMICS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL;

EID: 85083241288     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202003-0817LE     Document Type: Letter

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