Prevalence and outcome of silent hypoxemia in COVID-19.

In the early stages of COVID-19 pneumonia, hypoxemia has been described in absence of dyspnea ("silent" or "happy" hypoxemia). Our aim was to report its prevalence and outcome in a series of hypoxemic patients upon Emergency Department admission.

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Busana M, Gasperetti A, Giosa L, Forleo GB, Schiavone M, Mitacchione G, Bonino C, Villa P, Galli M, Tondo C, Saguner A, Steiger P, Curnis A, Dello Russo A, Pugliese F, Mancone M, Marini JJ, Gattinoni L. Prevalence and outcome of silent hypoxemia in COVID-19. Minerva Anestesiol 2021 Mar;87(3):325-333.doi: 10.23736/S0375-9393.21.15245-9.

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