Prone Positioning in Awake, Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19 Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
Author(s) -
Alison E. Thompson,
Benjamin L. Ranard,
Ying Wei,
Sanja Jelić
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.3030
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , prone position , intensive care medicine , respiratory failure , respiratory system , betacoronavirus , anesthesia , virology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
This cohort study investigates whether the prone position is associated with improved oxygenation and decreased risk for intubation in spontaneously breathing patients with severe COVID-19 hypoxemic respiratory failure.
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