Awake prone positioning for non-intubated oxygen dependent COVID-19 pneumonia patients

Oxygenation failure recalcitrant to increasing positive end-expiratory pressure is a feature of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia [1]. A Chinese group used prone positioning to improve oxygenation for intubated patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia [2]. However, prone positionin...

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Published inThe European respiratory journal Vol. 56; no. 1; p. 2001198
Main Authors Ng, Ziqin, Tay, Woo Chiao, Ho, Choon Heng Benjamin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England European Respiratory Society 01.07.2020
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Summary:Oxygenation failure recalcitrant to increasing positive end-expiratory pressure is a feature of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia [1]. A Chinese group used prone positioning to improve oxygenation for intubated patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia [2]. However, prone positioning in unconscious patients is labour-intensive and is associated with various complications [3, 4]. As the incidence of severe COVID-19 pneumonia worldwide increases rapidly, many countries are also facing the problem of diminishing intensive care resources. Adopting awake prone positioning in non-intubated patients with COVID-19 pneumonia is a low-risk, low-cost manoeuvre that may potentially delay or reduce the need for intensive care https://bit.ly/2LPUnTl
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ISSN:0903-1936
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1399-3003
DOI:10.1183/13993003.01198-2020