Lying facedown on your stomach is described as being in the prone position. This position is often used to help patients who are experiencing respiratory distress. Since the coronavirus pandemic began ...
Prone positioning has emerged as a critical supportive strategy in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), including those secondary to COVID-19. By repositioning patients ...
—These investigators identified predictors of 60-day survival in patients with influenza pneumonia-related ARDS receiving prone positioning during mechanical ventilation. Reviewed by Ware Kuschner, MD ...