Prone Position in Management of COVID-19 Patients; a Commentary. Article Swipe

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ARDS Medicine Prone position Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia Intensive care medicine Acute respiratory distress Diffuse alveolar damage Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Viral pneumonia Disease Pulmonary edema Coronavirus Mechanical ventilation 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak Internal medicine Lung Anesthesia Infectious disease (medical specialty) Pathology Outbreak

Parisa Ghelichkhani , Maryam Esmaeili ·

YOU? · · 2020 · Open Access · · DOI: https://doi.org/10.22037/aaem.v8i1.674 · OA: W3016905213

SARS-CoV-2 virus causes a pneumonia that was identified through fever, dyspnea, and acute respiratory symptoms and named COVID-19. This disease exacerbates in a number of patients and causes pulmonary edema, multi-organ failure, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Prevalence of ARDS among COVID-19 patients has been reported to be up to 17%. Among the introduced treatment methods for management of ARDS patients, prone position can be used as an adjuvant therapy for improving ventilation in these patients. Here we reviewed the literature regarding the role of prone position in management of COVID-19 patients.