RCT: Awake prone positioning reduces the need for intubation in patients with COVID-19.

Awake prone positioning for COVID-19 acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: a randomised, controlled, multinational, open-label meta-trial – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Invited commentary: Awake prone positioning in COVID-19: is tummy time ready for prime time?

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RCT: Awake prone positioning in patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19 – no difference in intubation rates compared to standard care.

M-A: Prone positioning of nonintubated patients with Covid-19 improve oxygenation variables without any reported serious adverse events – randomized trials with patient-relevant outcomes such as the need for intubation or mortality rates are required

Commentary on Twitter

Awake prone positioning of pts w/ hypoxaemic respiratory failure due to #COVID19 reduces incidence of treatment failure & need for intubation w/o any signal of harm

Meta-trial from the Awake Prone Positioning Meta-Trial Group https://t.co/GuDdjPnVps pic.twitter.com/ZS08uQN1gE

— The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (@LancetRespirMed) August 21, 2021