Prone Positioning in Awake and Asleep Patients with COVID-19

Indian Journal of Respiratory Care

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Sriharsha Tatineni¹  Vishal Shanbhag² 

[1] Department of Respiratory Therapy, Al Rahba Hospital;Department of Critical Care, Kasturba Medical College

关键词: COVID-19;    prone positioning;    prone ventilation;    SARS-CoV;    self-proning;   

DOI  :  10.4103/ijrc.ijrc_10_21

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

【 摘 要 】

Prone positioning has been found to be beneficial in both awake (self-proning) and mechanically ventilated population with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to severe COVID-19. Since the process has the potential to avoid possible intubation in a certain group of patients, prone positioning should be considered early on during COVID-19 treatment. With stepwise and careful approach involving a dedicated team of clinicians and with the help of adequate monitoring, benefits of the process can be achieved. It can contribute to offloading of resources and manpower burden in the pandemic if applied timely in the recommended group of patients.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-SA