Prone positioning during CPAP therapy in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia : a concise clinical review

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of patients with hypoxemic acute respiratory failure (ARF) due to SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia threatened to overwhelm intensive care units. To reduce the need for invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), clinicians tried noninvasive strategies to manage ARF, including the use of awake prone positioning (PP) with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). In this article, we review the patho-physiologic rationale, clinical effectiveness and practical issues of the use of PP during CPAP in non-intubated, spontaneously breathing patients affected by SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia with ARF. Use of PP during CPAP appears to be safe and feasible and may have a lower rate of adverse events compared to IMV. A better response to PP is observed among patients in early phases of acute respiratory distress syndrome. While PP during CPAP may improve oxygenation, the impact on the need for intubation and mortality remains unclear. It is possible to speculate on the role of PP during CPAP in terms of improvement of ventilation mechanics and reduction of strain stress.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

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Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease - 18(2024) vom: 28. Jan., Seite 17534666231219630

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chiappero, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Mattei, Alessio [VerfasserIn]
Guidelli, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Millotti, Serena [VerfasserIn]
Ceccherini, Emiliano [VerfasserIn]
Oczkowski, Simon [VerfasserIn]
Scala, Raffaele [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute respiratory failure
Continuous positive airway pressure
Journal Article
Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation
Pronation
Prone position
Review
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 03.01.2024

Date Revised 08.02.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/17534666231219630

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366498576