The Face of COVID-19: Facial Pressure Wounds Related to Prone Positioning in Patients Undergoing Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit.
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Abstract
In the setting of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019)-associated moderate and severe acute respiratory distress, persistently hypoxemic patients often require prone positioning for >16 hours. We report facial pressure wounds and ear necrosis as a consequence of prone positioning in patients undergoing ventilation in the intensive care unit in a tertiary medical center in New York City.
Medical subject headings
- COVID-19
- Facial Injuries
- Patient Positioning
- Pressure Ulcer
- Prone Position
- Respiration, Artificial