Prone Positioning Is Safe and May Reduce the Rate of Intubation in Selected COVID-19 Patients Receiving High-Flow Nasal Oxygen Therapy.

Andrea VianelloMartina TurrinGabriella GuarnieriBeatrice MolenaGiovanna ArcaroCristian TuratoFausto BraccioniLeonardo Bertagna De MarchiFederico LionelloPavle SuboticStefano MasieroChiara GiraudoPaolo Navalesi

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)

PP is feasible and safe in over 50% of COVID-19 patients receiving HFNO for hARF. Randomized trials are required to confirm that PP has the potential to reduce intubation rate.

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