Awake prone positioning of hypoxaemic patients with COVID-19: protocol for a randomised controlled open-label superiority meta-trial

Introduction Prone positioning (PP) is an effective first-line intervention to treat patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) receiving invasive mechanical ventilation, as it improves gas exchanges and reduces mortality. The use of PP in awake spontaneous breathing...

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Main Authors: Jie Li, Yonatan Perez, Jean-Pierre Frat, Stephan Ehrmann, Elsa Tavernier, Bairbre McNicholas, Ivan Pavlov, Oriol Roca, John Laffey, Sara Mirza, David Cosgrave, David Vines
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-11-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/11/e041520.full
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