Effect Of Prone Position On Respiratory Parameters And Mortality Rate Among Mechanical Ventilated Covid-19 Patients

ABSTRACT

Background: SARS-CoV-2 virus causes a pneumonia that was identified through fever, dyspnea, and acute respiratory symptoms and named COVID-19. This disease exacerbates in a number of patients and causes pulmonary edema, multi-organ failure, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Concerning the new management modality of ARDS patients, prone position can be used as an adjuvant therapy for improving ventilation in these patients. Purpose(s) The study purposed to evaluate the effect of prone position on respiratory parameters and mortality rate among mechanical ventilated covid-19 patients Methods: Experimental prospective study including a convenience 50 patients were recruited from governmental hospital in Al-Jouf to evaluate the effect of prone position on oxygenation parameters in patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Result(s) The results showed that PaO2 mm Hg is statistically significant higher in study group (average 86.48) compared to the control group average of PaO2 mm Hg (51.18). In addition, PaCO2 mm Hg level is seemed to be significantly higher in the control group which arrived 46.57. Conclusion(s) Prone position improve respiratory function in the vast majority of patients with ARDS due to COVID-19 which reducing the injurious effects of mechanical ventilation. In addition, improve oxygenation in patient with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and there is no effect of the prone position on the mortality rate. Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.