Impact of intensive prone position therapy on outcomes in intubated patients with ARDS related to COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous retrospective research has shown that maintaining prone positioning (PP) for an average of 40 h is associated with an increase of survival rates in intubated patients with COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). This study aims to determine whether a cumulative PP duration of more than 32 h during the first 2 days of intensive care unit (ICU) admission is associated with increased survival compared to a cumulative PP duration of 32 h or less.

Methods

This study is an ancillary analysis from a previous large international observational study involving intubated patients placed in PP in the first 48 h of ICU admission in 149 ICUs across France, Belgium and Switzerland. Given that PP is recommended for a 16-h daily duration, intensive PP

SUBMITTER: Le Terrier C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11211313 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature