Awake prone positioning in patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19: the PROFLO multicenter randomized clinical trial

Awake prone positioning in patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19: the PROFLO multicenter randomized clinical trial

Abstract Background The effect of awake prone positioning on intubation rates is not established. The aim of this trial was to investigate if a protocol for awake prone positioning reduces the rate of endotracheal intubation compared with standard care among patients with moderate to severe hypoxemi...

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Main Authors: Jacob Rosén, Erik von Oelreich, Diddi Fors, Malin Jonsson Fagerlund, Knut Taxbro, Paul Skorup, Ludvig Eby, Francesca Campoccia Jalde, Niclas Johansson, Gustav Bergström, Peter Frykholm, the PROFLO Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
COVID-19
Awake prone positioning
Intensive care
Critical care
Respiratory failure
High-flow nasal oxygen
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-021-03602-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-021-03602-9

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