Preventing Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and to avoiding intubation in patients with COVID-19: an experience from a reanimation service in Morocco

• Published in: The Pan African medical journal Vol. 37; no. Suppl 1; p. 6
• Main Authors: Kaissi, Jaber El, Jebbar, Noureddine, Diai, Abdellatif, Zinebi, Ali, Laoutid, Jaouad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Uganda African Field Epidemiology Network 2020; The African Field Epidemiology Network
• Subjects: Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - complications; Diabetes; Disease transmission; Health Facilities; Hospitals; Humans; Illnesses; Intensive care; Intubation; Intubation, Intratracheal; Letter to the Editors; Morocco; Pandemics; Patient Positioning; Patients; Prone Position; Respiratory distress syndrome; Respiratory Distress Syndrome - etiology; Respiratory Distress Syndrome - prevention & control; Respiratory Distress Syndrome - therapy; Ventilators; Morocco; COVID-19; prone position; awake
• ISSN: 1937-8688; 1937-8688
• DOI: 10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.37.1.22747

[...]between the period of March 1st, and March 11th, 2020, between 9 % and 11 % of actively infected patients in Italy needed intensive care units [4]. [...]avoiding the development of ARDS in Coronavirus disease would be a compelling idea to decrease saturation of intensive care units, but would that be possible? The medical staff should explain well the process to patients for better therapeutic observance. [...]there are no clear recommendations about the time duration of pronation or the use or not of supportive cushions.