Long-term changes in pulmonary function among patients surviving to COVID-19 pneumonia.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess respiratory function at the time of clinical recovery, 6 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months after discharge in patients surviving to COVID-19 pneumonia.

Methods: Our case series consisted of 13 hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.

Results: Baseline pulmonary function tests were 55.

Pulmonary function in patients surviving to COVID-19 pneumonia.

Purpose: The aim of our study was to assess respiratory function at the time of clinical recovery and 6 weeks after discharge in patients surviving to COVID-19 pneumonia.

Methods: Our case series consisted of 13 patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.

Results: At the time of clinical recovery, FEV1 (2.

Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with diffuse interstitial lung diseases.

Background: To evaluate noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in diffuse interstitial lung diseases (DILD) patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) according to baseline radiological patterns and the etiology of ARF.

Methods: In a multicenter, observational, retrospective study, consecutive DILD patients undergoing NIV because of an episode of ARF were evaluated in six Italian high dependency units. Three groups of patients were identified based on the etiology of ARF: those with pneumonia (Group A), those with acute exacerbation of fibrosis, (Group B) and those with other triggers (Group C).