Ward-based CPAP ‘safe and effective’ in COVID-19 respiratory failure
Australian doctors describe for the first time how they implemented ward-based therapy for patients who needed critical care
Ward-based CPAP for patients with severe COVID-19 can have equivalent mortality to CPAP delivered in ICU, NSW physicians report.
Results from a single-centre experience during the Delta variant wave in mid-2021, suggest that a ward-based approach might also ease the workload of healthcare workers, they say.
