The aim of the present work is to describe the hemodynamic effects shown in patients with ARDS secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients over 18 years old.
- Patients that are classified as a "confirmed case" according to criteria established
by the Spanish Ministry of Health in its Technical Document updated on March 31, 2020.
This defines a "confirmed case" as a case that meets laboratory criteria (Positive PCR
test for any of the SARS-CoV-2 genes).
- Patients admitted to ICU.
- Presence of Kirby index (PaFi) less than or equal to 300 mm Hg, with PEEP or CPAP
greater than or equal to 5 cmH2O.
- Need for radial artery cannulation for hemodynamic monitoring and/or repeated
monitoring of blood gases at the discretion of the responsible physician.
- Patients who agree (or a representative of the patient if sedated) to participate in
study and who provide written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients being treated with veno-venous or veno-arterial ECMO
- Patient with therapeutic restrictions due to life support
- Patient who presents a complication that requires surgical intervention.
1. A.H. Juan Ramón Jiménez.
Huelva, Andalucia, Spain
5. Hospital Virgen de la Victoria
Málaga, Andalucía, Spain
3. Hospital Universitario. Jerez de la Frontera.
Jerez De La Frontera, Cádiz, Spain
4. Hospital Universitario de Álava.
Alava, País Vasco, Spain
2. Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor
Madrid, Spain
Juan Victor Lorente, MD
695881448
juanvictor.lorente@gmail.com