Ocular Complications in the Prone Position in the Critical Care Setting : The COVID-19 Pandemic

PURPOSE: Ocular complications are common in the critical care setting but are frequently missed due to the focus on life-saving organ support. The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a surge in critical care capacity and prone positioning practices which may increase the risk of ocular complications. This article aims to review all ocular complications associated with prone positioning, with a focus on challenges posed by COVID-19.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A literature review using keywords of "intensive care", "critical care", "eye care", "ocular disorders", "ophthalmic complications," "coronavirus", "COVID-19," "prone" and "proning" was performed using the electronic databases of PUBMED, EMBASE and CINAHL.

RESULTS: The effects of prone positioning on improving respiratory outcomes in critically unwell patients are well established; however, there is a lack of literature regarding the effects of prone positioning on ocular complications in the critical care setting. Sight-threatening ophthalmic disorders potentiated by proning include ocular surface disease, acute angle closure, ischemic optic neuropathy, orbital compartment syndrome and vascular occlusions.

CONCLUSIONS: COVID-19 patients may be more susceptible to ocular complications with increased proning practices and increasing demand on critical care staff. This review outlines these ocular complications with a focus on preventative and treatment measures to avoid devastating visual outcomes for the patient.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

Enthalten in:

Journal of intensive care medicine - 36(2021), 3 vom: 20. März, Seite 361-372

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sanghi, Priyanka [VerfasserIn]
Malik, Mohsan [VerfasserIn]
Hossain, Ibtesham T [VerfasserIn]
Manzouri, Bita [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Critical care
Eye care
Eye disorders
Journal Article
Ocular complications
Ointments
Prone positioning
Review

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Date Completed 11.02.2021

Date Revised 20.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/0885066620959031

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315560398