Thirty -one confirmed Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 ) infected patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and placed in prone position(PP) for 3 times (PP1, PP2, PP3)consecutively will be included. Arterial blood gases (ABG), partial pressure of arterial oxygen/ fraction of inspired oxygen (PaO2/FiO2 ) ratios, partial pressure of carbondioxide (PaCO2), positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP), and fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) values will be recorded before (bPP), during (dPP)and after (aPP) every prone positioning. Eye, skin, nerve and tube complications related to prone positions wll be recorded
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
31
thirty-one patients who had a positive test result for SARS-CoV-2 RNA through nasopharyngeal swab and underwent three subsequent prone positions for 16 hours will be enrolled the study. Medical datas of the patients will be obtained from patients' files which are strictly filled during pandemic. Prone position indication of intensive care unit (ICU) is in case of severe ARDS with PaO2/FiO2 \<150 despite a PEEP \>10 cmH2O.
Health Sciences University
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
RECRUITINGeffects of prone position
The investigators will evaluate the arterial blood gase results and ventilator settings before after and during prone position
Time frame: 15 days
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