Open AccessFull-Thickness Facial Pressure Injury and Buried Dentition from Prone Positioning in a Patient with COVID-19
Author(s) -
Christopher P. Conlon,
Cedar Slovacek,
Faryan Jalalabadi,
Sebastian Winocour,
Olushola Olorunnipa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advances in skin and wound care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1538-8654
pISSN - 1527-7941
DOI - 10.1097/01.asw.0000749796.16178.7b
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , pressure injury , acute respiratory distress , dentition , prone position , orthodontics , dentistry , surgery , medical emergency , pathology , outbreak , disease , lung , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Prone positioning is recognized for its efficacy in the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome related to COVID-19. Here the authors present a case of a facial pressure injury and buried dentition that occurred as a result of prolonged prone positioning in a patient who was COVID-19 positive. The patient was treated with primary closure of the injury and pressure offloading.