Authors: Jean-Baptiste Bouillon-Minois, Vincent Roux, Matthieu Jabaudon, Mara Flannery, Jonathan Duchenne, Maxime Dumesnil, Morgane Paillard-Turenne, Paul-Henri Gendre, Kévin Grapin, Benjamin Rieu, Frédéric Dutheil, Carolyne Croizier, Jeannot Schmidt, Bruno Pereira

Venue: Journal of Clinical Medicine

Type: Article

Abstract: During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, some French regions were more affected than others. To relieve those areas most affected, the French government organized transfers of critical patients, notably by plane or helicopter. Our objective was to investigate the impact of such transfers on the pulse oximetric saturation (SpO2)-to-inspired fraction of oxygen (FiO2) ratio among transferred critical patients with COVID-19. We conducted a retrospective study on medical and paramedical records. The primary endpoint was the change in SpO2/FiO... (read more)

DOI: 10.3390/jcm10225223