Efficacy of prone positioning in awake ventilation for COVID-19: Umbrella review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Awake-prone positioning was widely used in COVID-19, combined with high-flow nasal oxygen therapy or noninvasive ventilation, effectively reducing intubation, and the effect on mortality is controversial. We aim to reevaluate the efficacy of awake-prone positioning in COVID-19 and summarize the protocol for awake-prone positioning.

Methods

We gathered data on the treatment of COVID-19 using awake-prone positioning from Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, and CNKI. All the included studies were published between 2019 and 2023. Two researchers used the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews tool to assess the methodological quality of the literature. The evidence was assessed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment and Evaluation system.

SUBMITTER: Guo DY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11835137 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature