Background Clinical management of COVID-19 requires close monitoring of lung function. While computed tomography (CT) offers ideal way to identify the phenotypes, it cannot monitor the patient response to therapeutic interventions. We present a case of ventilation management for a COVID-19 patient where electrical impedance tomography (EIT) was used to personalize care. Case presentation The patient developed acute respiratory distress syndrome, required invasive mechanical ventilation, and was subsequently weaned. EIT was used multiple times: to titrate the positive end-expiratory pressure, understand the influence of body position, and guide the support levels during weaning and after extubation. We show how EIT provides bedside monitoring of the patient´s response to various therapeutic interventions and helps guide treatments. Conclusion EIT provides unique information that may help the ventilation management in the pandemic of COVID-19.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, acute respiratory distress syndrome, Electrical impedance tomography, Titrate of positive end-expiratory pressure, Personalizing ventilation strategies, 【초록키워드】 Respiratory distress syndrome, acute respiratory distress syndrome, Ventilation, extubation, Computed tomography, Electrical impedance tomography, clinical, management, Lung function, Patient, information, Care, acute respiratory distress, Invasive mechanical ventilation, COVID-19 patient, respiratory distress, End-Expiratory Pressure, electrical impedance, body position, Positive end-expiratory pressure, Support, Phenotypes, syndrome, help, therapeutic interventions, therapeutic intervention, close monitoring, weaning, while, offer, MONITOR, pandemic of COVID-19, identify, was used, the patient, required, provide, unique, 【제목키워드】 Ventilation, Case report, electrical impedance,