Research Article
Do-Not-ResuscitateDecision-Making during the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Teaching Hospital: Lessons Learned for the Future
Table 7
Therapeutic decisions on cases as presented during the pandemic HFNO: high flow nasal oxygen.
| | Maximum care on ward | High flow nasal oxygen therapy (HFNO) on the ward | Transfer to intensive care unit with intubation if required (thus no therapy restrictions) | I don’t know/other | Real-life clinical decision |
| Case 1 (n = 122) | 13 (11%) | 38 (31%) | 65 (53%) | 6 (5%) | HFNO on the ward | Case 2 (n = 119) | 6 (5%) | 65 (55%) | 43 (36%) | 5 (4%) | Transfer to intensive care unit with intubation if required | Case 3 (n = 119) | 42 (35%) | 64 (53%) | 10 (8%) | 3 (3%) | HFNO on the ward |
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