In COVID-19 acute hypoxemia, awake prone positioning vs. usual care did not reduce intubation at 30 d

Ankita Agarwal; Greg S Martin

doi:10.7326/J22-0068

In COVID-19 acute hypoxemia, awake prone positioning vs. usual care did not reduce intubation at 30 d

Ann Intern Med. 2022 Sep;175(9):JC99. doi: 10.7326/J22-0068. Epub 2022 Sep 6.

Authors

Ankita Agarwal¹, Greg S Martin¹

Affiliation

¹ Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (A.A., G.S.M.).

Abstract

Alhazzani W, Parhar KK, Weatherald J, et al. Effect of awake prone positioning on endotracheal intubation in patients with COVID-19 and acute respiratory failure: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2022;327:2104-13. 35569448.

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial
Comment

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Humans
Hypoxia / therapy
Intubation, Intratracheal
Patient Positioning
Prone Position
Respiratory Insufficiency*
Wakefulness

Grants and funding

T32 GM095442/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States