Awake prone positioning does not reduce the risk of intubation in COVID-19 treated with high-flow nasal oxygen therapy: a multicenter, adjusted cohort study.

C, Ferrando; R, Mellado-Artigas; A, Gea; E, Arruti; C, Aldecoa; R, Adalia; F, Ramasco; P, Monedero; E, Maseda; G, Tamayo; ML, Hernández-Sanz; J, Mercadal; A, Martín-Grande; RM, Kacmarek; J, Villar; F, Suárez-Sipmann

doi:10.1186/s13054-020-03314-6

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Awake prone positioning does not reduce the risk of intubation in COVID-19 treated with high-flow nasal oxygen therapy: a multicenter, adjusted cohort study.

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Authors:

Ferrando C

Mellado-Artigas R

Gea A

Abstract

Background Awake prone positioning (awake-PP) in non-intubated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients could avoid endotracheal intubation, reduce the use of critical care resources, and improve survival. We aimed to examine whether the combination of high-flow nasal oxygen therapy (HFNO) with ...

Subject

Mechanical ventilation

Acute respiratory failure

Critical Care

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