Prone position in intubated, mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19: a multi-centric study of more than 1000 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited data are available on the use of prone position in intubated, invasively ventilated patients with Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). Aim of this study is to investigate the use and effect of prone position in this population during the first 2020 pandemic wave.

Methods

Retrospective, multicentre, national cohort study conducted between February 24 and June 14, 2020, in 24 Italian Intensive Care Units (ICU) on adult patients needing invasive mechanical ventilation for respiratory failure caused by COVID-19. Clinical data were collected on the day of ICU admission. Information regarding the use of prone position was collected daily. Follow-up for patient outcomes was performed on July 15, 2020. The respiratory effects of the first prone position were studied

SUBMITTER: Langer T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8022297 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature