Prone positioning effect on tracheal intubation rate, mortality and oxygenation parameters in awake non-intubated severe COVID-19-induced respiratory failure: a review of reviews

Abstract Background Prone positioning (PP) is a low-cost method with minimal risk to the patient that improves the oxygenation of patients with acute hypoxic respiratory failure (AHRF) due to COVID-19 pneumonia, thereby reducing their need for tracheal intubation (TI) and transferring to the intensi...

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Main Authors: Sepideh Tahsini Tekantapeh, Nader D. Nader, Morteza Ghojazadeh, Fatemeh Fereidouni, Hassan Soleimanpour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-024-01661-6