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Impact of prone position on outcomes of COVID-19 patients with spontaneous breathing

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  • Mabrouk Bahloul

    (Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, CHU Habib Bourguiba, Tunisia)

  • Sana Kharrat

    (LAREQUOI - Laboratoire de recherche en Management - UVSQ - Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines)

  • Malek Hafdhi
  • Anis Maalla
  • Olfa Turki
  • Kamilia Chtara
  • Rania Ammar
  • Basma Suissi
  • Chokri Ben Hamida
  • Hedi Chelly
  • Khaiereddine Ben Mahfoudh
  • Mounir Bouaziz

Abstract

Background: In this study, we explored whether early application of the prone position (PP) can improve severe hypoxemia and respiratory failure in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with spontaneous breathing.Methods: This is a prospective observational study of severe, critically ill adult COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit. All vital parameters were recorded in real time for all patients. Moreover, the results of chest computed tomography (CT), when available, were analyzed.Results: PP was applied in 21 patients who were breathing spontaneously. The application of PP was associated with a significant increase in oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry (SpO2) from 82%±12% to 96%±3% (P

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  • Mabrouk Bahloul & Sana Kharrat & Malek Hafdhi & Anis Maalla & Olfa Turki & Kamilia Chtara & Rania Ammar & Basma Suissi & Chokri Ben Hamida & Hedi Chelly & Khaiereddine Ben Mahfoudh & Mounir Bouaziz, 2021. "Impact of prone position on outcomes of COVID-19 patients with spontaneous breathing," Post-Print hal-04397017, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04397017
    DOI: 10.4266/acc.2021.00500
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