Subject(s)

COVID-19/therapy , Respiration, Artificial/methods , Respiratory Distress Syndrome/therapy , Respiratory Mechanics , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , COVID-19/mortality , COVID-19/physiopathology , Cohort Studies , Early Medical Intervention , Female , Humans , Intubation, Intratracheal , Lung Compliance , Male , Middle Aged , Respiratory Distress Syndrome/mortality , Respiratory Distress Syndrome/physiopathology , Retrospective Studies , SARS-CoV-2 , Time Factors