Rationale and significance of patient selection in awake prone positioning for COVID-19 pneumonia

• Published in: The European respiratory journal Vol. 56; no. 3; p. 2002571
• Main Authors: Ng, Ziqin, Tay, Woo Chiao, Ho, Choon Heng Benjamin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England European Respiratory Society 01.09.2020
• Subjects: Agora

We thank C.F. Huang and co-workers for the points raised regarding our published paper entitled “Awake prone positioning for non-intubated oxygen dependent COVID-19 pneumonia patients” [1]. Preliminary evidence suggests that awake prone positioning can be a low-risk, low-cost manoeuvre which can hel...