Use of Prone Positioning in Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19 and Hypoxemic Acute Respiratory Failure

2020433 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Xavier Elharrar · Centre Hospitalier du Pays d'Aix

Youssef Trigui · Centre Hospitalier du Pays d'Aix

A.M. Dols · Université Grenoble Alpes

François Touchon · Centre Hospitalier du Pays d'Aix

Stéphanie Martinez · Centre Hospitalier du Pays d'Aix

Eloi Prud’Homme · Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille

Laurent Papazian

Abstract

This case series describes the proportion of awake, nonintubated inpatients with COVID-19 and hypoxemic respiratory failure requiring oxygen supplementation whose Pao2 increased ≥20% with prone positioning, and their respiratory status after resuming supine positioning.

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Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Airway Management and Intubation Techniques Pneumothorax, Barotrauma, Emphysema

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Published in: JAMA

Volume 323, Issue 22, pp. 2336-2336

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.8255

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 51.50

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Use of Prone Positioning in Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19 and Hypoxemic Acute Respiratory Failure

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