Successful awake proning is associated with improved clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19: single-centre high-dependency unit experience

The SARS-CoV-2 can lead to severe illness with COVID-19. Outcomes of patients requiring mechanical ventilation are poor. Awake proning in COVID-19 improves oxygenation, but on data clinical outcomes is limited. This single-centre retrospective study aimed to assess whether successful awake proning o...

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Main Authors: Najib M Rahman, Gareth Hynes, Ling-Pei Ho, Rob J Hallifax, William G Flight, John M Wrightson, Stephen J Chapman, Nayia Petousi, Mona Bafadhel, Annabel H Nickol, Emily Fraser, Rachel K Hoyles, Ian D Pavord, Anny Sykes, Maxine Hardinge, Chris D Turnbull, Benedict ML Porter, Patrick JD Elder, Sarah B Evans, Rachel Lardner, Kirsty Archer, Henry V Bettinson, Peter Saunders, Alastair Moore, Nicholas P Talbot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:BMJ Open Respiratory Research
Online Access:https://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/7/1/e000678.full