Effect of Prone Positionning in Non Intubated Patients

Prone Positionning in Non Intubated ICU Patients With SARS-COV2

Retrospective single center study on the effect of awake prone positioning in ICU patients with severe hypoxemia related to SARS-COV2

Retrospective, observational study on the effects of awake prone positioning on oxygenation, invasive mechanical ventilation requirement and mortality in non intubation patients with severe hypoxemia related to SARS-COV2 and regardeless of the oxygen supplementation method.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All adult (> 18 years) patients, non intubated, with acute respiratory failure due to COVID-19 pulmonary infection

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients: hemodynamic instability and high doses of vasopressors
• patients with contraindications of prone positioning: pregnancy, recent abdominal surgery
• patients with pulmonay embolism
• patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation for extra respiratory reasons: neurological failure, urgent surgery