Early prone positioning in acute respiratory distress syndrome related to COVID-19: a propensity score analysis from the multicentric cohort COVID-ICU network-the ProneCOVID study.
Christophe Le TerrierFlorian SigaudSaid LebbahLuc DesmedtDavid HajageClaude GuérinJérôme PuginSteve PrimmazNicolas Terzinull nullPublished in: Critical care (London, England) (2022)
In a large multicentric international cohort of intubated ICU patients with ARDS due to COVID-19, PP has been used frequently as a main treatment. In this study, our data failed to show a survival benefit associated with early PP started within 24 h after ICU admission compared to PP after day-1 for all COVID-19 patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation regardless of their severity.