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Role of physiotherapy team in critically ill COVID-19 patients pronation: can a multidisciplinary management reduce the complications rate?
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ABSTRACT
ObjectivesDuring the pandemic, critically ill COVID-19 patients management presented an increased workload for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nursing staff, particularly during pronation maneuvers, with high risk of complications. In this scenario, a support during pronation by the ICU Physiotherapy Team was introduced. Research methodologyRetrospective analysis. Consecutive critically ill COVID-19 patients. SettingA COVID-19 Center in southern Switzerland, between March 16th and April 30th, 2020. Main Outcome MeasuresRates and characteristics of pronation-related complications. ResultsForty-two patients on mechanical ventilation (MV) were treated; 296 standard prone/supine positioning were performed, with 3.52 cycles/patient. One (0.3%) major complication was observed, while fourteen (33.3%) patients developed minor complications, e.g. pressure injuries. The incidence of pressure sores was related to ICU length-of-stay (LOS) (p = 0.029) and MV days (p = 0.015), while their number (n = 27) further correlated with ICU LOS (p = 0.001) and MV days (p = 0.001). The propensity matching score analysis did not show any protective factor of pronation regarding pressure injuries (p = 0.448). No other significant correlation was found. ConclusionThe specific pronation team determined a low rate of major complications in critically ill COVID19 patients. The high rate of minor complications appeared to be related to disease severity, rather than from pronation.
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2021
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