Comparing Prone Positioning Use in COVID-19 Versus Historic Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

ABSTRACT: Use of prone positioning in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) from COVID-19 may be greater than in patients treated for ARDS before the pandemic. However, the magnitude of this increase, sources of practice variation, and the extent to which use adheres to guidelines is unknown.

Objectives

To compare prone positioning practices in patients with COVID-19 ARDS versus ARDS treated before the pandemic.

Design setting and participants

We conducted a multicenter retrospective cohort study of mechanically ventilated patients with early moderate-to-severe ARDS from COVID-19 (2020-2021) or ARDS from non-COVID-19 pneumonia (2018-2019) across 19 ICUs at five hospitals in Maryland.

Main outcomes and measures

The primary outcome was initiation of prolonged pr

SUBMITTER: Hochberg CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9243245 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature