COVID-19 progression, frailty, and use of prolonged continuous positive airway pressure as a ward-based treatment: Lessons to be learnt from a case

Sykes, Dominic; Parthasarthy, Ahalya; Brown, Oliver; Crooks, Michael; Faruqi, Shoaib

Abstract

© 2021 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved. Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) poses the greatest public health threat in 100 years, with cases rising rapidly in many countries around the world. We report a case of a 78-year-old female who exhibited a biphasic course of COVID-19; showing initial clinical improvement followed by deterioration before making a full recovery. The patient was managed with prolonged continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and supportive care. In total, 24 days of treatment with CPAP was administered. We emphasize the role of CPAP in the management of severely hypoxemic patients who are inappropriate for mechanical ventilation and describe the role of adequate nutrition and hydration for such patients.

Citation

Sykes, D., Parthasarthy, A., Brown, O., Crooks, M., & Faruqi, S. (2021). COVID-19 progression, frailty, and use of prolonged continuous positive airway pressure as a ward-based treatment: Lessons to be learnt from a case. Lung India, 38(Suppl.1), S64-S68. https://doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_583_20

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 18, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Sep 16, 2020
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2021
• Deposit Date: Oct 15, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 22, 2024
• Journal: Lung India
• Print ISSN: 0970-2113
• Electronic ISSN: 0974-598X
• Publisher: Medknow Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 38
• Issue: Suppl.1
• Pages: S64-S68
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_583_20
• Keywords: Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Continuous positive airway pressure; COVID-19
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3742686
• Publisher URL: https://journals.lww.com/lungindia/fulltext/2021/00001/covid_19_progression,_frailty,_and_use_of.13.aspx