Prone positioning to improve oxygenation and relieve respiratory symptoms in awake, spontaneously breathing non-intubated patients with COVID-19 pneumonia

Prone positioning to improve oxygenation and relieve respiratory symptoms in awake, spontaneously breathing non-intubated patients with COVID-19 pneumonia

Emergency departments are facing an unprecedented challenge in dealing with patients who have coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The massive number of cases evolving to respiratory failure are leading to a rapid depletion of medical resources such as respiratory support equipment, which is more cr...

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Main Authors: Jaques Sztajnbok, Jean Henri Maselli-Schoueri, Lucas Mendes Cunha de Resende Brasil, Lucilene Farias de Sousa, Camila Muniz Cordeiro, Luciana Marques Sansão Borges, Ceila Maria Sant' Ana Malaque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Prone positioning
Noninvasive ventilation
Coronavirus
COVID-19
Pulmonary ventilation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007120302409

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