Facial pressure ulcers in COVID-19 patients undergoing prone positioning: How to prevent an underestimated epidemic?

Prone positioning is an adjuvant therapy used to treat COVID-19 pneumonia complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome. However, prolonged pressure on facial skin at the level of the bony structures may be responsible for facial pressure ulcers. In the context of severe COVID-19 pneumonia, we...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Perrillat, A., Foletti, J.-M., Lacagne, A.-S., Guyot, L., Graillon, N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Masson SAS. 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7301820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32565264
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jormas.2020.06.008

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7301820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32565264
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jormas.2020.06.008

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