Prone positioning for non-intubated hypoxaemic patients with COVID-19: cheap, easy and makes sense, but does it work?

Eric D Morrell; Mark M Wurfel

doi:10.1183/13993003.02416-2021

Prone positioning for non-intubated hypoxaemic patients with COVID-19: cheap, easy and makes sense, but does it work?

Eur Respir J. 2022 Feb 24;59(2):2102416. doi: 10.1183/13993003.02416-2021. Print 2022 Feb.

Authors

Eric D Morrell^{1

2

3}, Mark M Wurfel²

Affiliations

¹ VA Puget Sound Heath Care System, Seattle, WA, USA.
² Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
³ Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.

Abstract

This editorial evaluates a large observational study that identified strong associations between awake prone positioning and decreased mortality in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 https://bit.ly/3m3NeAx

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Comment

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Humans
Patient Positioning
Prone Position
Respiratory Insufficiency*
SARS-CoV-2

Grants and funding

K23 HL144916/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States