Prone positioning cuts need for intubation in COVID-19
There is now evidence to support the widely-adopted practice, researchers say
Prone positioning can reduce the need for intubation in people with COVID-19 who have acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure requiring high-flow nasal cannula oxygen, according to clinical trial results.
Doctors worldwide have been asking their patients with COVID-19 to lie on their stomachs to improve breathing and blood oxygen levels, but the practice has been based on scant evidence.
