Prone Position in COVID-19 Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Receiving Conventional Oxygen Therapy: A Retrospective Study.

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which emerged in Wuhan (China) in December 2019.1 Although most cases are mild, nearly 20% of patients require hospitalization.2 Despite supportive care, one third of hospitalized patients meetthe Berlin criteria for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS),3,4 and may need admission to intensive care unit (ICU). Overall mortality ranged 21–26% with advanced age, male sex and comorbidities being the strongest predictors of in-hospital mortality.