What The Study Did: This nonrandomized controlled trial of 501 patients examined whether the recommendation of awake prone positioning is associated with improved outcomes among patients with COVID-19–related hypoxemia who haven't received mechanical ventilation.
Authors: Edward Tang Qian, M.D., of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.1070)
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