Manual proning of a morbidly obese COVID-19 patient: A case report.
Aust Crit Care
; 35(1): 102-104, 2022 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1474345
ABSTRACT
Continuously rising numbers of obese critical care patients pose many challenges to the healthcare workers, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among them, proning may be one of the most labour-intensive tasks. Prone positioning is performed manually in hospitals where mechanical lifting aids are unavailable; however, the exact method of manual proning is not explicitly described in the literature. Here, we present a case of a morbidly obese patient with COVID-19 pneumonitis in the intensive care unit with a step-by-step guide of the manual proning technique. Our approach is simple and feasible, as only readily available tools, such as bed sheets and friction-reducing sheets, are used.
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Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Obesity, Morbid
/
COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Aust Crit Care
Journal subject:
Nursing
/
Critical Care
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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