Use of awake proning to avoid invasive ventilation in a patient with severe COVID-19 pneumonitis

Paul Whittemore; Laura Macfarlane; Anna Herbert; J Farrant

doi:10.1136/bcr-2020-236586

Use of awake proning to avoid invasive ventilation in a patient with severe COVID-19 pneumonitis

Paul Whittemore, Laura Macfarlane, Anna Herbert, J Farrant

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A 60-year-old man with swab-positive COVID-19 and extensive ground-glass change seen on CT imaging was successfully managed on our COVID-19 high-dependency unit with only low-flow oxygen and strict awake proning instructions. He was successfully weaned off oxygen entirely without any requirement for non-invasive or invasive ventilation and made a recovery to be discharged home after an 18-day hospital stay.

Original language	English
Article number	e236586
Pages (from-to)	1-2
Number of pages	2
Journal	BMJ Case Reports
Volume	13
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-236586
Publication status	Published - 3 Aug 2020

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Use of awake proning to avoid invasive ventilation in a patient with severe COVID-19 pneumonitis

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