Awake prone positioning for 6 hours daily vs standard care shows a high probability of reduced intubation and/or death in nonintubated patients with COVID-related hypoxemic respiratory failure.

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Awake proning, or positioning COVID-19 patients on their stomachs to increase oxygenation, might ...

Awake prone positioning is a well-established non-pharmacological intervention to improve lung oxygenation. During the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, this process has received ...

Awake prone positioning has emerged as a valuable intervention in the management of COVID-19 related respiratory failure. This technique involves repositioning non-intubated patients onto their ...

At one mountain hospital, a doctor is using a technique called awake proning to help keep his patients alive. It's where you essentially rotate a patient in a hospital bed from their back, to their ...

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Patients admitted to hospital with severe breathing difficulties due to covid-19 are less likely to need a breathing tube if they lie face down in a prone position, but evidence for its effect on ...