{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["12(8)"],"submitter":["Raimondi F"],"pubmed_abstract":["Prone positioning is frequently used for non-intubated hypoxemic patients with COVID-19, although conclusive evidence is still lacking. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether baseline CT-scans could predict the improvement in oxygenation in COVID-19 related Acute respira-tory syndrome (ARDS) patients when pronated.<h4>Methods</h4>A retrospective study of COVID-19 patients who underwent non-invasive ventilation (NIV) and prone positioning was conducted.<h4>Results</h4>Forty-five patients were included. On average, 50% of the overall lung volume was affected by the disease, as observed in the CT-scans, with ground glass opacities (GGOs) and consolidations accounting for 44% and 4%, respectively. The abnormalities were mainly posterior, as demonstrated by posterior/anterior d"],"journal":["Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)"],"pagination":["1848"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9406535"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Extent and Distribution of Parenchymal Abnormalities in Baseline CT-Scans Do Not Predict Awake Prone Positioning Response in COVID-19 Related ARDS."],"pmcid":["PMC9406535"],"pubmed_authors":["Raimondi F","Brivio M","Di Marco F","Gritti P","Sironi S","Cazzaniga S","Lorini FL","Annibali S","Pappacena S","Malandrino L","Bianco I","Liggeri N","Novelli L","Bonaffini PA"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Extent and Distribution of Parenchymal Abnormalities in Baseline CT-Scans Do Not Predict Awake Prone Positioning Response in COVID-19 Related ARDS.","description":"Prone positioning is frequently used for non-intubated hypoxemic patients with COVID-19, although conclusive evidence is still lacking. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether baseline CT-scans could predict the improvement in oxygenation in COVID-19 related Acute respira-tory syndrome (ARDS) patients when pronated.<h4>Methods</h4>A retrospective study of COVID-19 patients who underwent non-invasive ventilation (NIV) and prone positioning was conducted.<h4>Results</h4>Forty-five patients were included. On average, 50% of the overall lung volume was affected by the disease, as observed in the CT-scans, with ground glass opacities (GGOs) and consolidations accounting for 44% and 4%, respectively. The abnormalities were mainly posterior, as demonstrated by posterior/anterior d","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Jul","modification":"2025-04-19T01:37:08.162Z","creation":"2025-04-07T12:22:25.358Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9406535","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36010199"],"doi":["10.3390/diagnostics12081848"]}}