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Beneficial effect of awake prone position in hypoxaemic patients with COVID ‐19: case reports and literature review
Author(s) -
Cohen Dor,
Wasserstrum Yishay,
Segev Amitai,
Avaky Chen,
Negru Liat,
Turpashvili Natia,
Anani Sapir,
Zilber Eyal,
Lasman Nir,
Athamna Ahlam,
Segal Omer,
ShenhavSaltzman Gilat,
Segal Gad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.14926
Subject(s) - medicine , prone position , covid-19 , position (finance) , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , virology , finance , economics
We hereby present two case reports of moderate coronavirus disease patients, suffering from profound hypoxaemia, further deteriorating later on. A schedule pre‐planned awake prone position manoeuvres were executed during their hospital stay. Following this, the patients' saturation improved, later to be weaned from oxygen support. Paucity of evidence and data regarding this topic led us to review the concept of awake prone position.