Prone position ventilation in COVID-19 ARDS patients- a prospective study

Abstract

Introduction: SARS-CoV-2 virus causes a pneumonia that was identified through fever, dyspnoea, and acute respiratory symptoms and named COVID-19. This disease exacerbates in a number of patients and causes pulmonary edema, multi-organ failure, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Prevalence of ARDS among COVID-19 patients has been reported to be up to 17%. In the absence of effective targeted therapies for COVID-19, optimisation of supportive care is essential. micro vascular thrombi, Lung injury with features of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) appears to be the principal characteristic of severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 infection Among treatment methods for management of ARDS patients, prone position can be used as an adjuvant therapy for improving ventilation in these patients Aim : To find out the beneficial effects of prone position ventilation in COVID-19 patients ARDS. Presently, no published trials investigate the effectiveness of prone positioning in awake patients with typical ARDS Material and methods: Patients admitted in various tertiary care COVID-19 hospitals in coimbatore are taken for study. totally 300 patients on ventilators, invasive and non invasive ventilation are taken for study. Study period 1 st March 2020 to 28 th February 2021.