Prone positioning may not be helpful for all awake hypoxemic COVID-19 patients

Prone positioning may not be helpful for all awake hypoxemic COVID-19 patients

Prone positioning does not significantly reduce the risk of intubation in hospitalized patients experiencing acute hypoxemic respiratory failure from COVID-19, according to the COVI-PRONE trial. However, patients receiving high-flow oxygen may benefit from awake prone positioning. This international, multi-center randomized clinical trial also found that prone positioning had no significant effect on death and the length of stay in the intensive care unit or hospital.

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