Awake prone positioning does not reduce the risk of intubation in COVID-19 treated with high-flow nasal oxygen therapy: a multicenter, adjusted cohort study
Abstract Background Awake prone positioning (awake-PP) in non-intubated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients could avoid endotracheal intubation, reduce the use of critical care resources, and improve survival. We aimed to examine whether the combination of high-flow nasal oxygen therapy (HF...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-10-01
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Series: | Critical Care |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-03314-6 |