Changes in Oxygenation and Clinical Outcomes with Awake Prone Positioning in Patients with Suspected COVID-19 In Low-Resource Settings: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Carmelo Dueñas-CastellDiana Borre-NaranjoDairo RodeloLeydis LoraAmilkar AlmanzaWilfrido CoronellJose Rojas-Suarez

Published in: Journal of intensive care medicine (2021)

While using COT in conjunction with APP can improve respiratory failure in patients with suspected COVID-19 in low-resource settings, persistent hypoxemia after APP can identify patients with higher mortality risk. More evidence is needed to establish the role of this strategy.

Keyphrases

respiratory failure
coronavirus disease
sars cov
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mechanical ventilation
respiratory syndrome coronavirus