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Table 2.

Respiratory non-invasive therapies for COVID-19: recommendations from scientific societies.

Scientific society (country), ref nr	Non-invasive respiratory therapy first option
SEPAR (Spain)⁵⁶	HFNC
AIPO (Italy)⁵⁷	Helmet CPAP
ESICM/SCCM (EU/US)⁵⁸	HFNC
SPP (Portugal)⁵¹	HFNC or CPAP
NHS (UK)⁵⁹	CPAP
WHO⁶⁰	HFNC or NIV
CTS (China)⁶¹	HFNC
ANZICS (Australia/New Zealand)⁶²	HFNC
Multiple Societies (Germany)⁶³	Helmet NIV

Abbreviations: SEPAR-Sociedad Española de Patologia Respiratória; AIPO-Associazone Italiana Pneumologi Ospedalieri; ESICM-European Society of Intensive Care Medicine; SCCM-Society of Critical Care Medicine SPP-Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia; CTS-Chinese Thoracic Society, ANZICS-Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society.