Full-Thickness Facial Pressure Injury and Buried Dentition from Prone Positioning in a Patient with COVID-19.
Adv Skin Wound Care
; 34(8): 1-3, 2021 Aug 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1201587
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Prone positioning is recognized for its efficacy in the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome related to COVID-19. Here the authors present a case of a facial pressure injury and buried dentition that occurred as a result of prolonged prone positioning in a patient who was COVID-19 positive. The patient was treated with primary closure of the injury and pressure offloading.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Prone Position
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Pressure Ulcer
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Facial Injuries
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Patient Positioning
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Adv Skin Wound Care
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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