Unilateral foot drop due to prone positioning in COVID-19: A case report.
Harkesh AroraAnna BodeSreekant AvulaRoopa NaikSujith PalletiDeepak ChandramohanPublished in: Clinical case reports (2023)
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) resulting from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been one of the well-known complications of the disease since it was first reported in 2020. Mechanical ventilation for severe ARDS has been widely utilized for the management of such patients. Prone positioning (PP) is associated with improved oxygenation and overall outcomes in both intubated and non-intubated patients. However, there are several complications associated with this procedure, including compressive neuropathies. In this article, we report a case of unilateral foot drop following mechanical ventilation and PP during the management of ARDS from COVID-19.
Keyphrases
- mechanical ventilation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- coronavirus disease
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- intensive care unit
- end stage renal disease
- sars cov
- respiratory failure
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- patient reported outcomes
- risk factors
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- blood flow