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Vol. 156. Issue 8.
Pages 386-389 (April 2021)
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Vol. 156. Issue 8.
Pages 386-389 (April 2021)
Brief report
Early prone positioning therapy for patients with mild COVID-19 disease
Terapia de posicionamiento temprano en decúbito prono en pacientes con COVID-19 leve
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Xiaoyi Liua,1,
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, Hui Liub,1, Qing Lana, Xiangde Zhenga, Jun Duanc, Fanwei Zengd,
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a Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Central Hospital of Dazhou, Dazhou, Sichuan, PR China
b Ophthalmology, The Central Hospital of Dazhou, Dazhou, Sichuan, PR China
c Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China
d Orthopedics, The Central Hospital of Dazhou, Dazhou, Sichuan, PR China
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Abstract
Objective

In December 2019, Wuhan, China, experienced an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Some patients admitted to our hospital were treated with early prone positioning (PP). Here, we analyzed its clinical significance.

Methods

This was a retrospective observational study. We defined the early PP group as mild COVID-19 patients who were placed into a prone position within 24h of admission; others served as the control group. We recorded basic data and outcomes of early PP and compared the results to those of controls.

Results

After 1 day of treatment, oxygenation was greater in the early PP group than in the control group (P/F: 421.6±39.74 vs. 382.1±38.84mmHg [1mmHg=0.133kPa], p<0.01). And early PP group spent less total time in prone position (11.1±4.17 vs. 16.9±5.20 days, p<0.01), and required shorter hospitalization duration (12.2±4.49 vs. 23.2±4.83 days, p<0.001).

Conclusions

Early PP treatment can improve hypoxia and shorten the prone position time and hospitalization duration in mild COVID-19 patients. It is a potential clinically applicable intervention.

Keywords:
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Prone position
Hypoxemia
ARDS
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Objetivo

En diciembre de 2019, Wuhan, China, experimentó un brote de enfermedad por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Algunos pacientes ingresados en nuestro hospital fueron tratados con posicionamiento temprano en decúbito prono (PP). En este estudio analizamos su significación clínica.

Métodos

Estudio retrospectivo observacional en el que definimos el PP temprano como aquellos pacientes con COVID-19 que fueron posicionados en decúbito prono dentro de las 24 horas siguientes a su ingreso, sirviendo el resto de los pacientes como grupo control. Registramos los datos básicos y los resultados de PP temprano, comparando dichos resultados con los de los controles.

Resultados

Tras un día de tratamiento, la oxigenación fue más alta en el grupo PP temprano que en el grupo control (P/F: 421,6 ± 39,74 vs. 382,1 ± 38,84 mmHg [1 mmHg=0,133 kPa], p < 0,01). El grupo PP temprano pasó menor tiempo total en posición de decúbito prono (11,1 ± 4,17 vs. 16,9 ± 5,20 días, p < 0,01), y requirió menor tiempo de hospitalización (12,2 ± 4,49 vs. 23,2 ± 4,83 días, p < 0,001).

Conclusiones

El tratamiento de PP temprano puede mejorar la hipoxia y reducir el tiempo de posición en decúbito prono en pacientes con COVID-19 leve. Se trata de una intervención potencialmente aplicable desde el punto de vista clínico.

Palabras clave:
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Posición en decúbito prono
Hipoxemia
SDRA

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