Fernando Val, Raíssa S Freire, Camila M S S Barros, Jefferson Valente, Cássia da Luz Goulart, Anna G R Santos, Fernando H Fonseca, Sabrina T Saenz, Andiana S Dias, Maria G A Rodrigues, Bernardo Maia Silva, Eduardo Fernandes, Nadia Cubas-Vega, Vanderson Sampaio, Mariana Simão, Djane Baía-da-Silva, Richard Severin, Guilherme Peixoto Tinoco ArêArêAs, Roberta Lins Gonçalves, Renata Gonçalves Mendes, Flor E Martinez-Espinosa
OBJECTIVES: During the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, clinicians recommended awake-prone positioning (APP) to avoid the worst outcomes. The objectives of this study were to investigate if APP reduces intubation, death rates and hospital length of stay (HLOS) in acute COVID-19. METHODS: We performed a retrospective cohort with non-mechanically ventilated patients hospitalized in a reference center in Manaus, Brazil, 2020. Participants were stratified into APP and awake-not-prone positioning (ANPP) groups...
May 7, 2024: Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine