Efficacy of early prone or lateral positioning in patients with severe COVID-19: a single-center prospective cohort.

Zhong NiKaige WangTing WangYuenan NiWei HuangPing ZhuTao FanYe WangBo WangJun DengZhicheng QianJiasheng LiuWenhao CaiShanling XuYu DuGang WangZongan LiangWeimin LiJianfei LuoFengming LuoDan Liu

Published in: Precision clinical medicine (2020)

This study provides the first evidence for improved oxygenation and lung lesion absorption using early position intervention in non-invasively ventilated patients with severe COVID-19, and warrants further randomized trials.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
early onset
randomized controlled trial
intensive care unit
blood flow