Continuous prolonged prone positioning in COVID-19-related ARDS: a multicenter cohort study from Chile.
Rodrigo A CornejoJorge MontoyaAbraham I J GajardoJerónimo GrafLeyla AlegríaRomyna BaghettiAnita IrarrázavalCésar SantisNicolás PavezSofía LeightonVinko TomicicDaniel MoralesCarolina RuizPablo NavarretePatricio VargasRoberto GálvezVictoria EspinosaMarioli LazoRodrigo A Pérez-AraosOsvaldo GarayPatrick SepúlvedaEdgardo MartinezAlejandro Bruhnnull nullPublished in: Annals of intensive care (2022)
Nationwide implementation of a continuous prolonged prone positioning strategy for COVID-19 ARDS patients was feasible. Minor pressure sores were frequent but within the ranges previously described, while severe adverse events were infrequent. The duration of prone session did not have an adverse effect on safety.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- end stage renal disease
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- mechanical ventilation
- healthcare
- primary care
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- clinical trial
- quality improvement
- transcranial direct current stimulation