Optimising the treatment of Bangladeshi adult patients with severe pneumonia and/or ARDS using adaptive version of locally made Bubble CPAP: Feasibility study

The dataset comprises 30 adult patients of Bangladesh aged between 18 and 65 years diagnosed with severe pneumonia and hypoxaemia and/or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with or without COVID-19 infection. These were obtained from two tertiary level hospitals (1) Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka and (2) Dhaka Hospital of icddr,b, Dhaka. The dataset includes screening data, inclusion and exclusion form, screening and baseline information, nurses follow-up, follow-up for physicians and conclusion/discharge information. Screening data: This data was obtained from all the patients aged between 18 and 65 years admitted to the ward. Inclusion and Exclusion Form: It was collected according to the enrolment criteria. This data defines the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the screened patients. Screening and Baseline: This data was collected from all the enrolled participants who received bubble CPAP oxygen therapy. A total of 30 participants were enrolled. Nurses Follow-up: This data denotes the scheduled vital records of the enrolled participants. These were obtained by nurses during the start of bCPAP oxygen therapy, one hour later and every four hours from the enrolment time point till the outcome of each participant. Follow-up for physicians: Physicians recorded the vitals every 8 or 12 hours or on demand. Conclusion: This data was obtained during the discharge or outcome of the enrolled participants.