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Effects of awake prone positioning in non-intubated spontaneously breathing COVID-19 patients requiring high flow oxygen therapy in high dependency unit (HDU): An observational study Cover

Effects of awake prone positioning in non-intubated spontaneously breathing COVID-19 patients requiring high flow oxygen therapy in high dependency unit (HDU): An observational study

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|Dec 2022

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Demographic characteristics of study patients.
Demographic characteristics of study patients.

Figure 2

Respiratory and haemodynamic parameters on admission.
Respiratory and haemodynamic parameters on admission.

Figure 3

Oxygen saturation (%) during different study periods.
Oxygen saturation (%) during different study periods.

Figure 4

Pao2 during different study periods.
Pao2 during different study periods.

Figure 5

Respiratory rate (breaths/min) during different study periods.
Respiratory rate (breaths/min) during different study periods.

Respiratory and haemodynamic parameters on admission

ParameterMeanSDRange
Respiratory parametersSPo283.66.1360-90
Pao250.46.6833-62
RR30.62.8224-36
Haemodynamic parametersMAP78.49.5765-108
HR109.212.0190-130

Demographic characteristics of study patients [n = 26]

ParameterFrequencyPercentage
Age (Years)25-39726.9
40-54623.1
55-691038.5
≥70311.5
Mean ± SD (Range)51.5 ± 14.89(27-80)
GenderMale1246.2
Female1453.8
Weight (Kg)<6027.7
60-691661.5
≥70830.8
ComorbidityHypertension726.9
Hypothyroidism415.4
COPD27.7
Atrial fibrillation13.8

Respiratory and haemodynamic parameters at discharge

Parameter Mean SDRange
SPo292.62.3888-96
Respiratory parametersPao267.34.8256-78
RR21.63.4617-30
Haemodynamic parametersMAP77.98.4569-108
HR91.47.3170-110

Respiratory and haemodynamic parameters during different study periods

ParameterPrePronePostP-value
MeanSDMeanSDMeanSDPre vs. PronePre vs. Post
SPo285.736.8688.583.8991.193.180.003*<0.001*
Pao253.156.0058.386.8164.236.96<0.001*<0.001*
RR28.583.8926.274.9823.155.830.002*<0.001*
MAP76.888.0278.5410.7777.546.530.3040.672
HR108.3112.77102.9212.9694.8115.210.004*<0.001*
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjaic-2021-0016 | Journal eISSN: 2502-0307 | Journal ISSN: 2392-7518
Language: English
Page range: 91 - 97
Published on: Dec 29, 2022
Published by: Sciendo
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2022 Rukhsana Najeeb, Tahir Masoodi, Khawer Muneer, Mohammad Ommid, Irfan Hussain, published by Sciendo
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