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Prone Position Effects in the Treatment of Covid-19 Patients
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Farzad Rahmani    , Shiva Salmasi , Parisa Rezaeifar |
| Emergency Medicine Research Team, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IR Iran , Salmasi.shiva@gmail.com |
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Abstract: (4361 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 |
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| 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
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