PRactice of VENTilation in Patients with Novel Coronavirus Disease (PRoVENT-COVID):rationale and protocol for a national multicenter observational study in The Netherlands

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is rapidly expanding across the world, with more than 100,000 new cases each day as of end-June 2020. Healthcare workers are struggling to provide the best care for COVID-19 patients. Approaches for invasive ventilation vary widely between and within countries and new insights are acquired rapidly. We aim to investigate invasive ventilation practices and outcome in COVID-19 patients in the Netherlands. Methods: PRoVENT-COVID ('study of PRactice of VENTilation in COVID-19') is an investigatorinitiated national, multicenter observation... Mehr ...