Open AccessSafety and Outcomes of Prolonged Usual Care Prone Position Mechanical Ventilation to Treat Acute Coronavirus Disease 2019 Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure*
Author(s) -
Ivor S. Douglas,
C.A. Rosenthal,
Diandra D Swanson,
Terra Hiller,
Judy Oakes,
Jamie Bach,
Christopher Whelchel,
Jennifer Pickering,
Tobias George,
Mark J. Kearns,
Michael E. Hanley,
Kara J. Mould,
S. Roark,
Jason Mansoori,
Anuj Mehta,
Eric P. Schmidt,
Aneumeier
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.002
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1530-0293
pISSN - 0090-3493
DOI - 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004818
Subject(s) - medicine , prone position , supine position , ards , mechanical ventilation , ventilation (architecture) , intubation , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , lung , engineering , mechanical engineering
Prone position ventilation is a potentially life-saving ancillary intervention but is not widely adopted for coronavirus disease 2019 or acute respiratory distress syndrome from other causes. Implementation of lung-protective ventilation including prone positioning for coronavirus disease 2019 acute respiratory distress syndrome is limited by isolation precautions and personal protective equipment scarcity. We sought to determine the safety and associated clinical outcomes for coronavirus disease 2019 acute respiratory distress syndrome treated with prolonged prone position ventilation without daily repositioning.