Prone Positioning in Moderate to Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Due to COVID-19: A Cohort Study and Analysis of Physiology

C. Shelhamer, Mehdi; Wesson, Paul; L. Solari, Ian; L. Jensen, Deanna; A. Steele, William; Dimitrov, Vihren; Daniel Kelly, J.; Aziz, Shazia; Perez-Gutierrez, Victor; Vittinghoff, Eric; K. Chung, Kevin; Menon, Vidya; A. Ambris, Herman; M. Baxi, Sanjiv

doi:10.1177/0885066620980399

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Prone Positioning in Moderate to Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Due to COVID-19: A Cohort Study and Analysis of Physiology

Published in Journal of Intensive Care Medicine • Dec 31, 2020

Authors:

Mehdi C. Shelhamer

Paul Wesson

Ian L. Solari

Abstract

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) but it is unknown whether prone positioning improves outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients with moderate to severe ARDS due to COVID-19. Methods: A cohort study at a New York City hospital a...

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Medicine

Prone position

ARDS

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