Breathing face down.
editorial · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 35216817.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.bja.2022.01.024 and PMC identifier 8864017.
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Abstract
The prone position has been used to improve oxygenation in patients affected by acute respiratory distress syndrome, but its role in patients with COVID-19 is still unclear when these patients are breathing spontaneously. Mechanisms of ventilation and perfusion in the prone position are discussed, with new insights on how these changes relate to patients with COVID-19.
Medical subject headings
- COVID-19
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome