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Many Chinese patients who died from coronavirus disease 2019 may have had delayed intubation

Intubation Initiated in One in Five Who Died of COVID-19 in China

27 percent of patients only received nasal or face mask oxygen treatment before they died
Common coronaviruses circulate seasonally

Common Coronaviruses Are Highly Seasonal

Most cases peak during winter months, with highest infection frequency in children younger than age 5 years
Most patients with coronavirus disease 2019 requiring treatment in an intensive care unit require mechanical ventilation

Mechanical Ventilation Needed by Most COVID-19 Patients in ICU

Study from Lombardy, Italy, shows large number were older men; ICU mortality rate 26 percent
In a multinational consensus statement from the Fleischner Society

Recommendations Issued for Use of Imaging in Adults With COVID-19

Imaging not indicated for suspected COVID-19, mild clinical features unless patient at risk for progression
Wearing face masks could be slightly protective against primary infection with influenza-like illness from casual community contact

Face Masks Offer Slight Protective Effect From Flu-Like Illness

Small reduction seen in risk for developing respiratory symptoms from casual exposure in community
Doctors at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are enrolling patients in an international clinical trial to find out if inhaled nitric oxide benefits those with novel coronavirus who have severely damaged lungs.

Clinical Trial Underway to Test Nitric Oxide in COVID-19 Patients

Nitric oxide can improve blood flow in areas of the lungs still receiving air, may have antiviral properties
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support might improve clinical outcomes in severe cases of coronavirus disease 2019 that cannot be adequately managed with mechanical ventilation alone

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Might Aid in Severe COVID-19

Three of eight patients receiving ECMO support successfully weaned off ECMO after 22, 40, 47 days
As COVID-19 pushes American hospitals to the breaking point

N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators

T-shaped adapter can be quickly reproduced using 3D printer technology

March 2020 Briefing – Pulmonology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pulmonology for March 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
Although U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved labeling does not provide for use of anesthesia ventilators for long-term ventilator support

Statement Issued on Use of Anesthesia Machines as Ventilators

FDA issues Emergency Use Authorization allowing for emergency use of certain anesthesia ventilators