Prone positioning in COVID-19 acute respiratory failure: just do it?

Bairbre McNicholas; David Cosgrave; Camilla Giacomini; Aoife Brennan; John G Laffey

doi:10.1016/j.bja.2020.06.003

Prone positioning in COVID-19 acute respiratory failure: just do it?

Br J Anaesth. 2020 Oct;125(4):440-443. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.06.003. Epub 2020 Jun 9.

Authors

Bairbre McNicholas¹, David Cosgrave¹, Camilla Giacomini², Aoife Brennan¹, John G Laffey³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland; Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, School of Medicine, National Unversity of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
² Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland.
³ Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland; Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, School of Medicine, National Unversity of Ireland, Galway, Ireland; Regenerative Medicine Institute at the CURAM Centre for Medical Devices, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland. Electronic address: john.laffey@nuigalway.ie.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; acute respiratory distress syndrome; mechanical ventilation; multicentre clinical trial; prone positioning; respiratory failure.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

COVID-19
Clinical Trials as Topic
Coronavirus Infections / complications
Coronavirus Infections / therapy*
Humans
Pandemics
Patient Positioning
Pneumonia, Viral / complications
Pneumonia, Viral / therapy*
Prone Position*
Respiration, Artificial
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / etiology
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy
Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology
Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy*