The Face of COVID-19: Facial Pressure Wounds Related to Prone Positioning in Patients Undergoing Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit.

Jiang, Sydney T; Fang, Christina H; Chen, Jen-Ting; Smith, Richard V

Jiang, Sydney T; Fang, Christina H; Chen, Jen-Ting; Smith, Richard V.

Jiang ST; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.
Fang CH; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.
Chen JT; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
Smith RV; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg ; 164(2): 300-301, 2021 02.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1125161

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

In the setting of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019)-associated moderate and severe acute respiratory distress, persistently hypoxemic patients often require prone positioning for >16 hours. We report facial pressure wounds and ear necrosis as a consequence of prone positioning in patients undergoing ventilation in the intensive care unit in a tertiary medical center in New York City.

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COVID-19/therapy; Facial Injuries/etiology; Patient Positioning/adverse effects; Pressure Ulcer/etiology; Prone Position; Respiration, Artificial/adverse effects; COVID-19/complications; Critical Care; Ear/pathology; Facial Injuries/pathology; Humans; Necrosis; Pressure Ulcer/pathology

Keywords

ARDS; COVID-19; coronavirus; facial pressure ulcer; pressure wound; prone

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Respiration, Artificial / Prone Position / Pressure Ulcer / Facial Injuries / Patient Positioning / COVID-19 Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Journal subject: Otolaryngology Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 0194599820951470

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