Prone Position Effects in the Treatment of Covid-19 Patients

Rahmani, Farzad; Salmasi, Shiva; Rezaeifar, Parisa

doi:10.22088/cjim.11.0.580

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Rahmani F, Salmasi S, Rezaeifar P. Prone Position Effects in the Treatment of Covid-19 Patients. Caspian J Intern Med 2020; 11 :580-582
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Prone Position Effects in the Treatment of Covid-19 Patients

Farzad Rahmani

, Shiva Salmasi

, Parisa Rezaeifar

Emergency Medicine Research Team, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IR Iran , Salmasi.shiva@gmail.com

Abstract: (4738 Views)

Prone positioning is a conventional method to enhance oxygenation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) patients who need mechanical ventilator . It is proven that oxygenation is significantly more beneficial in prone position compared to the supine position. Furthermore, numerous evidences have confirmed that prone positioning could prevent lung injuries caused by ventilators

Keywords: Covid-19, Prone Position, SARS-CoV-2

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Type of Study: Editorial | Subject: Pulmonology
Received: 2020/05/27 | Accepted: 2020/08/12 | Published: 2020/10/19