• Crit Care · Aug 2020

    International variation in the management of severe COVID-19 patients.

    • Elie Azoulay, Jan de Waele, Ricard Ferrer, Thomas Staudinger, Marta Borkowska, Pedro Povoa, Katerina Iliopoulou, Antonio Artigas, Stefan J Schaller, Manu Shankar-Hari, Mariangela Pellegrini, Michael Darmon, Jozef Kesecioglu, and Maurizio Cecconi.
    • Médecine Intensive et Réanimation, Department of the St-Louis Hospital, APHP, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris University, 1 avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010, Paris, France. elie.azoulay@aphp.fr.
    • Crit Care. 2020 Aug 5; 24 (1): 486486.

    BackgroundThere is little evidence to support the management of severe COVID-19 patients.MethodsTo document this variation in practices, we performed an online survey (April 30-May 25, 2020) on behalf of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM). A case vignette was sent to ESICM members. Questions investigated practices for a previously healthy 39-year-old patient presenting with severe hypoxemia from COVID-19 infection.ResultsA total of 1132 ICU specialists (response rate 20%) from 85 countries (12 regions) responded to the survey. The survey provides information on the heterogeneity in patient's management, more particularly regarding the timing of ICU admission, the first line oxygenation strategy, optimization of management, and ventilatory settings in case of refractory hypoxemia. Practices related to antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory therapies are also investigated.ConclusionsThere are important practice variations in the management of severe COVID-19 patients, including differences at regional and individual levels. Large outcome studies based on multinational registries are warranted.

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