Effect of awake prone positioning in COVID-19 patients- A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prone positioning is known to reduce mortality in intubated non-COVID-19 patients suffering from moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, studies highlighting the effect of awake proning in COVID-19 patients are lacking. We aim to conduct a systematic review of the available literature to highlight the effect of awake proning on the need for intubation, improvement in oxygenation and mortality rates in COVID-19 patients with ARDS.

Method

- A systematic search of 2 medical databases (PubMed, Google Scholar) was performed until July 5, 2020. Thirteen studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria, and 210 patients were included for the final analysis.

Result

-Majority of the patients were above 50 years of age with a male gender predo

SUBMITTER: Anand S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7521914 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature