Effect of Prone Positionning in Non Intubated Patients

Mongi Slim Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: SARS-CoV 2 Pneumonia; Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Prone Positioning

Treatments: Procedure: Prone positioning

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06517745

COVID PP

Details and patient eligibility

About

Retrospective single center study on the effect of awake prone positioning in ICU patients with severe hypoxemia related to SARS-COV2

Full description

Retrospective, observational study on the effects of awake prone positioning on oxygenation, invasive mechanical ventilation requirement and mortality in non intubation patients with severe hypoxemia related to SARS-COV2 and regardeless of the oxygen supplementation method.

Enrollment: 114 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All adult (> 18 years) patients, non intubated, with acute respiratory failure due to COVID-19 pulmonary infection

Exclusion criteria

• patients: hemodynamic instability and high doses of vasopressors
• patients with contraindications of prone positioning: pregnancy, recent abdominal surgery
• patients with pulmonay embolism
• patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation for extra respiratory reasons: neurological failure, urgent surgery

Trial design

114 participants in 2 patient groups

Prone position group

Description:

Prone positioning sessions: at least 1 session per day session duration: at least 2 hours

Treatment:

Procedure: Prone positioning

Control group

Description:

no prone positioning