Covid-19 Airway Management and Ventilation Strategy for Critically Ill Older Patients

Dr. Nicola Vargas works as a geriatrician at the Geriatric and Geriatric Intensive Care Departments of the High Survey Hospital of Avellino, Italy. After graduating with honors from Naples "Federico II" University, Dr. Vargas completed his medical residencies at the Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics, University of Parma, Italy, and as an intensive care physician at the Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy. His work mainly focuses on the field of emergency and intensive care medicine, especially geriatric intensive care. Moreover he is interested in the elderly population's health problems. He is the author of numerous publications and meetings communications and two books. Prof. Antonio M. Esquinas, MD, PhD, FCCP, FNIV, is the Director of the International School of Non Invasive Mechanical Ventilation and Director International NIV fellowship Program at the Intensive Care Unit at the Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain, where he is a critical care specialist and staff physician. He is an active member and international fellow of the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC); fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and the European Respiratory Society; and President of the International Association of Non-invasive Ventilation. His main research activities are related to non-invasive mechanical ventilation in pulmonary and critical care. He is the author of more than 54 books (in English, Portuguese, Spanish and Chinese), numerous articles (more than 660) and book chapters (160) and has participated in international meetings related to education and research on non-invasive ventilation. .

Part 1. Epidemiology.- Chapter 1. Mortality and prognosis of older patients during COVID-19 pandemic.- Chapter 2.  Elderly pneumonia COVID 19  cases : impact on the outcome.- Chapter 3. Incidence of ARF due to COVID 19 interstitial pneumonia.- Chapter 4. Changing the demographics in ICU Touring the Covid 19 pandemic.- Part 2. The diagnosis of  COVID ARF in Elderly.- Chapter 5. Differential Diagnosis of Types  of Pneumonia in the Elderly.- Chapter 6. The diagnosis of  COVID ARF in Elderly: the radiological findings in elderly.- Part 3. The screening and the access to ICU.- Chapter 7. The screening and the access to ICU.- Chapter 8. The decision - making process of selection in the clinical pathway for COVID 19: the recommendations for older patients.- Chapter 9. COVID-19: End of life care decision making and preferences in older people.- Part 4. Management of ARF.- Chapter 10. The impact frailty, comorbidity and ageing of the respiratory system on theunfavourable prognosis of COVID 19.- Chapter 11. THE PHYSIOPATHOLOGY OF COVID ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE.- Chapter 12. Escalation therapy for ARF in elderly patient.- Chapter 13. Oxygen Therapy :  liberal versus conservative in older patients with COVID disease.- Chapter 14.  The role of non-invasive ventilation.- Chapter 15. The invasive ventilation in older patients: the timing.- Chapter 16. The role of ECMO.- Chapter 17. The role of HFNC.- Chapter 18. The Problem of Aerosolization.- Part 5. The setting.- Chapter 19. The older patients in Subacute Units.- Chapter 20. The ICU.- Chapter 21. The admission of older patients with COVID 19  in the general wards.- Chapter 22. The management of elderly patients with Covid out of the Hospital: the Italian experience.- Part 6. Conclusion.- Chapter 23. The geriatric perspectives in the time of COVID 19.