Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterised by acute hypoxaemic
respiratory failure with bilateral infiltrates on chest imaging, which is not fully explained by …

Over 2 years have passed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed
millions of lives. Unlike the early days of the pandemic, when management decisions were …

The aim of these guidelines is to update the 2017 clinical practice guideline (CPG) of the
European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM). The scope of this CPG is limited to …

The purpose of this document is to highlight practical recommendations to assist acute care
hospitals to prioritize and implement strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia …

Background Awake prone positioning has been broadly utilised for non-intubated patients
with COVID-19-related acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure, but the results from published …

Background Awake prone positioning (APP) improves oxygenation in coronavirus disease
(COVID-19) patients and, when successful, may decrease the risk of intubation. However …

Importance Awake prone positioning may improve hypoxemia among patients with COVID-
19, but whether it is associated with improved clinical outcomes remains unknown. Objective …

This document provides an update to the recommendations for physiotherapy management
for adults with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the acute hospital setting. It …

Randomised clinical trials (RCTs) are the gold standard for providing unbiased evidence of
intervention effects. Here, we provide an overview of the history of RCTs and discuss the …

Importance The efficacy and safety of prone positioning is unclear in nonintubated patients
with acute hypoxemia and COVID-19. Objective To evaluate the efficacy and adverse events …