Open AccessProne Positioning in Moderate to Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Due to COVID-19: A Cohort Study and Analysis of Physiology
Author(s) -
Mehdi C. Shelhamer,
Paul S. Wesson,
Ian L. Solari,
Deanna L. Jensen,
William A. Steele,
Vihren Dimitrov,
John D. Kelly,
Shazia Aziz,
Víctor Gutiérrez,
Eric Vittinghoff,
Kevin K. Chung,
Vidya Me,
Herman A. Ambris,
Sanjiv M. Baxi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of intensive care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1525-1489
pISSN - 0885-0666
DOI - 10.1177/0885066620980399
Subject(s) - medicine , prone position , ards , fraction of inspired oxygen , cohort , oxygenation index , covid-19 , oxygen saturation , hypoxemia , oxygenation , emergency medicine , anesthesia , lung , disease , mechanical ventilation , chemistry , organic chemistry , oxygen , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) but it is unknown whether prone positioning improves outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients with moderate to severe ARDS due to COVID-19.