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Comment
. 2020 Jul 23;56(1):2001198.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.01198-2020. Print 2020 Jul.

Awake prone positioning for non-intubated oxygen dependent COVID-19 pneumonia patients

Ziqin Ng  1 , Woo Chiao Tay  2 , Choon Heng Benjamin Ho  3
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Comment

Awake prone positioning for non-intubated oxygen dependent COVID-19 pneumonia patients

Ziqin Ng et al. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

Adopting awake prone positioning in non-intubated patients with COVID-19 pneumonia is a low-risk, low-cost manoeuvre that may potentially delay or reduce the need for intensive care https://bit.ly/2LPUnTl

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: Z. Ng has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: W.C. Tay has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: C.H.B. Ho has nothing to disclose.

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Overview of patients who underwent awake prone positioning therapy. #: these two patients were enrolled in a randomised remdesivir versus placebo trial, with a 50% chance of receiving remdesivir. : for newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation; the patient was started initially started on enoxaparin and later bridged to apixaban. +: median value. SpO2: peripheral oxygen saturation; COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019; M: male; F: female; D–D: duration of therapy from day of illness; NC: nasal cannula; HFNC: high flow nasal cannula; VM: Venturi mask; FIO2: fraction of inspired oxygen.
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