Hospital treatment of severe acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in COVID-19 situation: back to basics

Hospital treatment of severe acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in COVID-19 situation: back to basics

Pratap Upadhya, Rohit Vadala, Arpitha A

Patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) during COVID-19 pandemic have higher morbidity. Treatment of these patients require aerosolization procedures like nebulization and noninvasive modalities for ventilation like non-invasive ventilation (NIV) and high flow nasal cannula (HFNC). Role of these procedures in corona virus transmission when treating a case of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease should be further studied.

2020

coronavirus, aerosol, non-invasive ventilation, high-flow nasal cannula, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Acute exacerbation

10.4081/monaldi.2020.1424

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease

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Medicine