Dual Oxygen Therapy in COVID-19 Patient: A Method to Improve Oxygenation

Amarjeet Kumar; Ajeet Kumar; Chandni Sinha; Neeraj Kumar; Kunal Singh; Prabhat K Singh

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23725

Dual Oxygen Therapy in COVID-19 Patient: A Method to Improve Oxygenation

Indian J Crit Care Med. 2021 Feb;25(2):231-233. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23725.

Authors

Amarjeet Kumar¹, Ajeet Kumar², Chandni Sinha², Neeraj Kumar¹, Kunal Singh², Prabhat K Singh³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Trauma and Emergency, AIIMS Patna, Patna, Bihar, India.
² Department of Anaesthesiology, AIIMS Patna, Patna, Bihar, India.
³ Director, AIIMS Patna, Patna, Bihar, India.

Abstract

Approximately 5-6% of patients diagnosed to have COVID-19 infection present with severe hypoxemia requiring invasive ventilation or non-invasive ventilation (NIV). Additional oxygen to patients on NIV can be given by nasal prong or by connecting oxygen tubing directly to the O2 pick-off port of the NIV mask or by connecting oxygen tubing to the single-limb circuit in between ventilator and patient. Dual oxygen therapy improves oxygenation in COVID-19 patients on NIV. This method may make the patient more comfortable, increase tolerance to NIV, increase the usefulness of NIV for moderate and severe COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). How to cite this article: Kumar A, Kumar A, Sinha C, Kumar N, Singh K, Singh PK. Dual Oxygen Therapy in COVID-19 Patient: A Method to Improve Oxygenation. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(2):231-233.

Keywords: Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF); COVID-19; Noninvasive ventilation.

Publication types

Case Reports