Is the Prone Position Helpful During Spontaneous Breathing in Patients With COVID-19?

Irene Telias^{1

2

3}, Bhushan H Katira^{2

4}, Laurent Brochard^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Keenan Research Center, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ University Health Network, Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Translational Medicine Program, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Editorial

Irene Telias et al. JAMA. 2020.

. 2020 Jun 9;323(22):2265-2267.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.8539.

Irene Telias^{1

2

3}, Bhushan H Katira^{2

4}, Laurent Brochard^{1

2}

¹ Keenan Research Center, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ University Health Network, Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Translational Medicine Program, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Use of Prone Positioning in Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19 and Hypoxemic Acute Respiratory Failure.
Elharrar X, Trigui Y, Dols AM, Touchon F, Martinez S, Prud'homme E, Papazian L. Elharrar X, et al. JAMA. 2020 Jun 9;323(22):2336-2338. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.8255. JAMA. 2020. PMID: 32412581 Free PMC article.