Early, awake proning in emergency department patients with COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Proning has been shown to improve oxygenation and mortality in certain populations of intubated patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Small observational analyses of COVID-19 patients suggest awake proning may lead to clinical improvement. Data on safety and efficacy is lacking. We sought to describe the effect of proning on oxygenation in nonintubated COVID-19 patients. We also evaluated feasibility, safety, and other physiological and clinical outcomes associated with this intervention.

Methods

We conducted a prospective, observational cohort study of nonintubated patients with COVID-19 who underwent proning per an Emergency Department (ED) clinical protocol. Patients with mild to moderate respiratory distress were included. We calculated change in o

SUBMITTER: Dubosh NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7713606 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature