Covid-19 severe hypoxemic pneumonia: A clinical experience using high-flow nasal oxygen therapy as first-line management - 06/12/21
, D. Boyer b, P.-G. Guitard c, P. Gouin c, D. Carpentier b, S. Grangé b, B. Veber c, C. Girault a, F. Tamion d
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Abstract |
Purpose |
To report a French experience in patients admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) requiring high fractional concentration of inspired oxygen supported by high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) as first-line therapy.
Methods |
Retrospective cohort study conducted in two ICUs of a French university hospital. All consecutive patients admitted during 28-days after the first admission for SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia were screened. Demographic, clinical, respiratory support, specific therapeutics, ICU length-of-stay and survival data were collected.
Results |
Data of 43 patients were analyzed: mainly men (72%), median age 61 (51–69) years, median body mass index of 28 (25–31) kg/m2, median simplified acute physiology score (SAPS II) of 29 (22–37) and median PaO2/fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) (P/F) ratio of 146 (100–189) mmHg. HFNC was initiated at ICU admission in 76% of patients. Median flow was 50 (45–50) L/min and median FiO2 was 0.6 (0.5–0.8). 79% of patients presented at least one comorbidity, mainly hypertension (58%). At day (D) 28, 32% of patients required invasive mechanical ventilation, 3 patients died in ICU. Risk factors for intubation were diabetes (10% vs. 43%, P=0.04) and extensive lesions on chest computed tomography (CT) (P=0.023). Patients with more than 25% of lesions on chest CT were more frequently intubated during ICU stay (P=0.012). At ICU admission (D1), patients with higher SAPS II and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores (respectively 39 (28–50) vs. 27 (22–31), P=0.0031 and 5 (2–8) vs. 2 (2–2.2), P=0.0019), and a lower P/F ratio (98 (63–109) vs. 178 (126–206), P=0.0005) were more frequently intubated. Among non-intubated patients, the median lowest P/F was 131 (85–180) mmHg. Four caregivers had to stop working following coronavirus 2 contamination, but did not require hospitalization.
Conclusion |
Our clinical experience supports the use of HFNC as first line-therapy in patients with SARS-COV-2 pneumonia for whom face mask oxygen does not provide adequate respiratory support.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : SARS-COV-2 pneumonia, Hypoxemia, High flow oxygen therapy, Mechanical ventilation, Outcomes
Abbreviations : ARF, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, ICU, FiO2, HFNC, RT-PCR, BMI, SAPSII, SOFA, ARDS, P/F ratio
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