Prone positioning for patients intubated for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) secondary to COVID-19: a retrospective observational cohort study

• Published in: British journal of anaesthesia : BJA Vol. 126; no. 1; pp. 48 - 55
• Main Authors: Weiss, Tyler T., Cerda, Flor, Scott, J. Brady, Kaur, Ramandeep, Sungurlu, Sarah, Mirza, Sara H., Alolaiwat, Amnah A., Augustynovich, Ashley E., Li, Jie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2021; British Journal of Anaesthesia. Published by Elsevier Ltd
• Subjects: acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); Aged; Cohort Studies; COVID-19; COVID-19 - complications; COVID-19 - physiopathology; COVID-19 - therapy; COVID-19 and the anaesthetist: a Special Series; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Intubation, Intratracheal - methods; Male; mechanical ventilation; Middle Aged; oxygenation; Prone Position - physiology; prone positioning; Respiratory Distress Syndrome - etiology; Respiratory Distress Syndrome - physiopathology; Respiratory Distress Syndrome - therapy; Respiratory Mechanics - physiology; Retrospective Studies; COVID-19; oxygenation; mechanical ventilation; acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); prone positioning

The role of repeated prone positioning in intubated subjects with acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by COVID-19 remains unclear. We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study of critically ill intubated patients with COVID-19 who were placed in the prone position between March 18,...