Does awake prone positioning prevent the use of mechanical respiratory support or death in COVID-19 patients on standard oxygen therapy hospitalised in general wards? A multicentre randomised controlled trial: the PROVID-19 protocol

Introduction COVID-19 is responsible of severe hypoxaemia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Prone positioning improves oxygenation and survival in sedated mechanically patients with ARDS not related to COVID-19. Awake prone positioning is a simple and safe technique which improves oxyg...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Planquette, Christophe Perrin, Thierry Boulain, Mai-Anh Nay, Louis Bernard, Laurent Plantier, Léa Colombain, Jérémy Clément, Aymeric Sève, Sylvie Druelle, Marine Morrier, Jean-Baptiste Lainé, Grégory Corvaisier, Nicolas Bizien, Xavier Pouget-Abadie, Adrien Bigot, Elsa Nyamankolly, Guillaume Fossat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-07-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/7/e060320.full
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