Importance of timing and training to implement awake prone positioning in patients with COVID-19: a single-center prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Awake prone positioning (APP) is broadly implemented in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 related disease [coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)] admitted to hospital with severe respiratory distress syndrome. This prospective observational study aimed to explore the factors influencing the implementation of APP in patients with acute respiratory failure due to COVID-19.

Methods

Patients with COVID-19, all hospitalized with positive X-ray findings and oxygen supplementation requirement, in the Respiratory Step-Down Unit of the Peking University Third Hospital between January 6^th, 2023, and January 20^th, 2023, were included in this study. Data regarding basic information, activities of daily living (ADLs) scores, oxyg

SUBMITTER: Zhao DF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10797349 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature