Prone position versus usual care in hypoxemic COVID-19 patients in medical wards: a randomised controlled trial

Prone position versus usual care in hypoxemic COVID-19 patients in medical wards: a randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Benefit of early awake prone positioning for COVID-19 patients hospitalised in medical wards and who need oxygen therapy remains to be demonstrated. The question was considered at the time of COVID-19 pandemic to avoid overloading the intensive care units. We aimed to determine w...

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Main Authors: Mai-Anh Nay, Raphaël Hindre, Christophe Perrin, Jérémy Clément, Laurent Plantier, Aymeric Sève, Sylvie Druelle, Marine Morrier, Jean-Baptiste Lainé, Léa Colombain, Grégory Corvaisier, Nicolas Bizien, Xavier Pouget-Abadie, Adrien Bigot, Simon Jamard, Elsa Nyamankolly, Benjamin Planquette, Guillaume Fossat, Thierry Boulain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
COVID-19
Awake prone position
Non-intubated
Spontaneous breathing
Respiratory failure
Hypoxemia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-023-04529-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-023-04529-z

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