[Treatment recommendations for mechanical ventilation of COVID­19 patients]. / Behandlungsempfehlungen zur Beatmung von COVID­19-Patienten.

Background: Due to the novelty of COVID­19 there is lack of evidence-based recommendations regarding the mechanical ventilation of these patients. Objective: Identification and delineation of critical parameters enabling individualized lung and diaphragm protective mechanical ventilation. Material and methods: Selective literature search, critical evaluation and discussion of expert recommendations. Results: In the current literature a difference between ARDS in COVID­19 and classical ARDS is described; however, there are no evidence-based recommendations for dealing with this discrepancy. In the past parameters and approaches for a personalized mechanical ventilation strategy were already introduced and applied. Conclusion: Using the parameters presented here it is possible to individualize the mechanical ventilation of COVID­19 patients in order to adjust and increase its compatibility to the heterogeneous clinical presentation of the COVID­19 ARDS.