Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Ng, Ziqin
• Tay, Woo Chiao
• Ho, Choon Heng Benjamin

Titel

Awake prone positioning for non-intubated oxygen dependent COVID-19 pneumonia patients

Ist Teil von

• The European respiratory journal, 2020-07, Vol.56 (1), p.2001198

Ort / Verlag

England: European Respiratory Society

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Oxygenation failure recalcitrant to increasing positive end-expiratory pressure is a feature of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia [1]. A Chinese group used prone positioning to improve oxygenation for intubated patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia [2]. However, prone positioning in unconscious patients is labour-intensive and is associated with various complications [3, 4]. As the incidence of severe COVID-19 pneumonia worldwide increases rapidly, many countries are also facing the problem of diminishing intensive care resources. Adopting awake prone positioning in non-intubated patients with COVID-19 pneumonia is a low-risk, low-cost manoeuvre that may potentially delay or reduce the need for intensive care https://bit.ly/2LPUnTl