In March 2019, the World Health Organization declared the latest pandemic in human history caused by a novel strain of coronavirus.1 As of December 25, 2021, the new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), officially known as COVID-19, infected more than 279 million cases with over 5,395,856 deaths.2 Approximately 14% of patients admitted with COVID-19 developed severe pneumonia and meet the criteria for acute respiratory distress ...
