Effect of prone positioning without mechanical ventilation in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure

Yanfei Shen; Shangzhong Chen; Caibao Hu

doi:10.1183/13993003.01435-2022

Effect of prone positioning without mechanical ventilation in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure

Eur Respir J. 2022 Oct 27;60(4):2201435. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01435-2022. Print 2022 Oct.

Authors

Yanfei Shen¹, Shangzhong Chen¹, Caibao Hu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Intensive Care, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
² Department of Intensive Care, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China zjicu1996@163.com.

Abstract

The mechanism of prone positioning in COVID-19 is quite different from that in ARDS and the severity of respiratory failure plays a key role in the efficacy of prone positioning in COVID-19 https://bit.ly/3Qf9Prw

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Humans
Oxygen
Prone Position
Respiration, Artificial
Respiratory Distress Syndrome* / therapy
Respiratory Insufficiency* / therapy
Wakefulness

Substances

Oxygen