Masseter muscle pressure injury: First report of a prone position complication in patients with COVID-19.
Intensive Crit Care Nurs
; 71: 103251, 2022 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1783406
ABSTRACT
We report the case of a 59-year-old, obese woman who underwent prolonged prone position during the medical management of an acute respiratory distress syndrome induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection, complicated by a masseter muscle pressure injury. Such side effect may be underestimate in intensive care units and should be prevent by prophylactic dressings on facial weight-bearing sites. The understanding of facial deep tissue injury is essential to guide clinical detection and management of such a complication in COVID-19 patients.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Intensive Crit Care Nurs
Journal subject:
Nursing
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Critical Care
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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