Title: Awake Proning in Patients with COVID-19 a guidance from an international group of healthcare workers

Biography:

Willemke Stilma, MSc, RN, LLM | PhD Candidate Intensive Care Unit

Abstract

Non-intubated patients with acute respiratory failure due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could benefit from awake proning. Awake proning is an attractive intervention in settings with limited resources, as it comes with no additional costs. However, awake proning remains poorly used, probably because of unfamiliarity and uncertainties regarding potential benefits and practical application. To summarize evidence for benefit and to develop a set of pragmatic recommendations for awake proning in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, focusing on settings where resources are limited, international healthcare professionals from high and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with known expertise in awake proning were invited to contribute expert advice.