Respiratory failure & ventilation

Awake proning in patients with COVID‐19‐related hypoxemic acute respiratory failure: A rapid practice guideline

Acta Anaesthesiol ScandPublished Rapid practice guideline

Methodological detailsGRADE, Evidence-to-Decision framework, based on an updated systematic review, electronic vote (>80% agreement), Panel of 20 experts from 12 countries, incl. one patient representative; strict conflict of interest policy
  • GRADE
  • Evidence-to-Decision framework
  • Based on an updated systematic review
  • Electronic vote (>80% agreement)
  • Panel of 20 experts from 12 countries, incl. one patient representative; strict conflict of interest policy

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. strong

    Trial of awake proning in adults with COVID-19 related hypoxemic acute respiratory failure who are not invasively ventilated; appears to reduce the risk of tracheal intubation, may not reduce mortality; conduct in an area where patients can be monitored by staff experienced in rapidly detecting and managing clinical deterioration

Original publication

Awake proning in patients with COVID‐19‐related hypoxemic acute respiratory failure: A rapid practice guideline. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 9 February 2023. doi:10.1111/aas.14205

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