Prone Positioning in Awake, Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19 Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

Alison E. Thompson, Benjamin L. Ranard, Ying Wei, Sanja Jelić

JAMA Internal Medicine · 2020 · 214 citations · 2 references

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This cohort study investigates whether the prone position is associated with improved oxygenation and decreased risk for intubation in spontaneously breathing patients with severe COVID-19 hypoxemic respiratory failure.

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