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. 2020 Nov 1;180(11):1537-1539.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.3030.

Prone Positioning in Awake, Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19 Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

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Prone Positioning in Awake, Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19 Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

Alison E Thompson et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This cohort study investigates whether the prone position is associated with improved oxygenation and decreased risk for intubation in spontaneously breathing patients with severe COVID-19 hypoxemic respiratory failure.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.. Oxyhemoglobin Saturation (Spo2) 1 Hour After Initiation of the Prone Position in Awake, Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19
Spo2 before and 1 h after initiation of the prone position in awake, nonintubated patients with COVID-19 severe hypoxemic respiratory failure (n = 25).

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