Single-Breath Counting Test to Start Non-Invasive Respiratory Support in COVID-19 Patients: Early Detection and the Eternal Dilemma. Comment on Longhitano et al. Single-Breath Counting Test Predicts Non-Invasive Respiratory Support Requirements in Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia. J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11, 179

Stefano Oldani; Serena Bensai; Antonio M Esquinas

doi:10.3390/jcm11133588

Single-Breath Counting Test to Start Non-Invasive Respiratory Support in COVID-19 Patients: Early Detection and the Eternal Dilemma. Comment on Longhitano et al. Single-Breath Counting Test Predicts Non-Invasive Respiratory Support Requirements in Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia. J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11, 179

J Clin Med. 2022 Jun 22;11(13):3588. doi: 10.3390/jcm11133588.

Authors

Stefano Oldani¹, Serena Bensai¹, Antonio M Esquinas²

Affiliations

¹ Pulmonology Operative Unit, Department of Specialistic Medicine, GB Morgagni Pierantoni Hospital, 47121 Forlì, Italy.
² Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Morales Meseguer, 30008 Murcia, Spain.

Abstract

We have read this study, in which the predictive role of a single-breath counting test (SBCT) to foresee the need of non-invasive respiratory strategies (NIRS) in patients with COVID-19 has been explored, with great interest [...].

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