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Early Prone versus Supine Positioning in Moderate to Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients with Acute Respiratory
Abdul Hakeem Al Hashim1,2,3,4,5,6,7, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani1,2,3,4,5,6,7, Abdullah Al Jadidi1,2,3,4,5,6,7
11Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
Objectives:
This study sought to determine whether early prone positioning of patients with moderate to severe COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) lowers the mortality rate.
Methods:
We conducted a retrospective study using data from intensive care units of two tertiary centers in Oman. Adult patients with moderate to severe COVID-19-related ARDS with a PaO2/FiO2 ratio < 150 on FiO2 of 60% or more and a positive end-expiratory pressure of at least 8 cm H2O who were admitted between 1 May 2020 and 31 October 2020 were selected as participants. All patients were intubated and subjected to mechanical ventilation within 48 hours of admission and placed in either prone or supine position. Mortality was measured and compared between the patients from the two groups.
Results:
A total of 235 patients were included (120 in the prone group and 115 in the supine group). There were no significant differences in mortality (48.3% vs. 47.8%; p =0.938) and discharge rates (50.8% vs. 51.3%; p =0.942) between the prone and supine groups, respectively.
Conclusions:
Early prone positioning of patients with COVID-19-related ARDS does not result in a significant reduction in mortality.
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