Awake prone positioning has emerged as a valuable intervention in the management of COVID-19 related respiratory failure. This technique involves repositioning non-intubated patients onto their ...
In nonintubated patients with COVID-related hypoxemic respiratory failure, daily awake prone positioning (APP) for 6 hours showed a more than 90% probability of reducing intubation and/or death ...
Data showed that survival without intubation was improved with APP, compared to supine positioning. The risk of intubation and hospital mortality were also reduced with APP. Additionally, the time ...