Use of prone positioning in nonintubated patients with COVID-19 and hypoxemic acute respiratory failure.

Authors: Elharrar X, Trigui Y, Dois AM, Touchon F

PMID: 32412581 PMCID: PMC7229532 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.8255

Abstract

This case series describes the proportion of awake, nonintubated inpatients with COVID-19 and hypoxemic respiratory failure requiring oxygen supplementation whose Pao2 increased ≥20% with prone positioning, and their respiratory status after resuming supine positioning.

Keywords: prone positioning, COVID-19, hypoxemic acute respiratory failure

Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32412581/
Archive: https://archive.ph/xxY2A