Covid19
Conditions
Keywords
Spontaneous breathing, Awake pronation, COVID-19, Respiratory failure
Brief summary
Pronation seems feasible and effective in improving blood oxygenation in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Data are lacking on the effects of pronation on clinical outcome in this subset of patients.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALProne position
Prone position maintained at least 3 hours/day
Sponsors
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria * patients aged ≥18 and \< 80 years old * acute respiratory failure
Exclusion criteria
* endotracheal intubation performed within the first 24 hours from admission, * ceiling of escalation of intensive care * do not intubate order as expressed by patient willing or upon clinical judgement * missing core data at medical record analysis (clinical features at baseline, pronation information, type and time of ventilatory support required, mortality, need for tracheostomy, length of respiratory intensive care unit and hospital stay).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Endotracheal intubation | 28 days |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mortality | 28 days |
| Tracheostomy | 28 days |
| Length of Respiratory Intensive Care Unit stay | 60 days |
| Length of Hospital stay | 60 days |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed