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SUBMITTER: Madhok J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7771638 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Madhok Jai J Vogelsong Melissa A MA Lee Tiffany C TC Wilson Jennifer G JG Mihm Frederick F
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This single-center retrospective study evaluated a protocol for the intubation of patients with confirmed or suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Twenty-one patients were intubated, 9 of whom were found to have COVID-19. Adherence to the airway management protocol was high. COVID-19 patients had lower peripheral capillary oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry (Spo2) nadirs during intubation (Spo2, 73% [72%-77%] vs 89% [86%-94%], P = .024), and a greater percentage experienced severe hypo ...[more]