Practical procedure of prone position ventilation in critical coronavirus disease 2019 patients

VernacularTitle:危重型新型冠状病毒肺炎患者俯卧位通气实操流程
Author: Yan XU ; Mei MENG ; Jiao LIU ; Dechang CHEN
From: Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2021;33(4):393-398
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Prone position ventilation has become an important part of lung protective ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients. Timely and appropriate implementation can improve the mortality of such patients. The same is true for patients with critical coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, but safety assessment, control of implementation details and prevention of complications still need to be further standardized during the practical procedure of prone position ventilation. The purpose of this paper is to explain the specific requirements and key points of prone position ventilation in critical COVID-19 patients, in order to promote the application of prone position ventilation in the treatment of patients with critical COVID-19 and reduce the occurrence of related complications.