Prone positioning for mechanically ventilated patients with coronavirus disease 2019: the experience of an Irish regional hospital intensive care unit.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The benefits of prone positioning in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have been known for many years. While some controversy exists regarding whether coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia should be treated with the same therapeutic strategies as for non-COVID ARDS, the Surviving Sepsis Campaign still provide a weak recommendation to utilise prone positioning in this setting.

Aims

The aims of this study are to ascertain if prone positioning improves oxygenation significantly in mechanically ventilated patients with severe COVID-19 ARDS and to describe the feasibility of frequent prone positioning in an Irish regional hospital intensive care unit (ICU) with limited prior experience.

Methods

In this retrospective, observational cohort study,

SUBMITTER: Di Mascio N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9274965 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature