Precautions for weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation with critically ill COVID-19

Abstract

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic remains an ongoing threat worldwide. By July 3, 2020 there had been 517,337 confirmed deaths and 216 countries and territories were affected.1 This has created a major challenge worldwide, especially for patients with limited health care coverage. COVID-19 has a broad spectrum of clinical severity. Approximately 5–20% of those who are hospitalized are admitted to the intensive care unit because of acute respiratory failure, shock, and multiple organ dysfunction.