Proning in a ventilated patient
In patients with COVID-19 who go on to develop hypoxic respiratory failure, one of the strategies to improve the oxygen saturations is repositioning the patient into the prone position, in both ventilated and awake patients. The benefits of proning include reduced atelectasis at the posterior segments of the lung, and improved V/Q mismatch.
The COVID-19 proning checklist (found below) provides a simple, step-by-step guide for repositioning a ventilated patient into the prone position.
Proning in a ventilated patient
In patients with COVID-19 who go on to develop hypoxic respiratory failure, one of the strategies to improve the oxygen saturations is repositioning the patient into the prone position, in both ventilated and awake patients. The benefits of proning include reduced atelectasis at the posterior segments of the lung, and improved V/Q mismatch.
The COVID-19 proning checklist (found below) provides a simple, step-by-step guide for repositioning a ventilated patient into the prone position.
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ICU Proning Checklist
The COVID-19 proning checklist provides a simple, step-by-step guide for repositioning a ventilated patient into the prone position.
