Effect of prone position on respiratory parameters, intubation and death rate in COVID-19 patients: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Prone position (PP) is known to improve oxygenation and reduce mortality in COVID-19 patients. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the effects of PP on respiratory parameters and outcomes. PubMed, EMBASE, ProQuest, SCOPUS, Web of Sciences, Cochrane library, and Google Scholar were searched up to 1st January 2021. Twenty-eight studies were included. The Cochran's Q-test and I² statistic were assessed heterogeneity, the random-effects model was estimated the pooled mean difference (PMD), and a meta-regression method has utilized the factors affecting heterogeneity between studies. PMD with 95% confidence interval (CI) of PaO₂/FIO₂ Ratio in before-after design, quasi-experimental design and in overall was 55.74, 56.38, and 56.20 mmHg. T

SUBMITTER: Behesht Aeen F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8277853 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature