Abstract
In the setting of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019)–associated moderate and severe acute respiratory distress, persistently hypoxemic patients often require prone positioning for >16 hours. We report facial pressure wounds and ear necrosis as a consequence of prone positioning in patients undergoing ventilation in the intensive care unit in a tertiary medical center in New York City.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 300-301 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States) |
Volume | 164 |
Issue number | 2 |
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State | Published - Feb 2021 |
Keywords
- ARDS
- COVID-19
- coronavirus
- facial pressure ulcer
- pressure wound
- prone
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Otorhinolaryngology