Introduction
hypoxemia, death, pneumonia
PNEUMONIA, ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
COVID-19 may cause pneumonia, hypoxemia and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Prone positioning can improve oxygenation in several ways [Among COVID-19 patients who are hospitalised in medical wards and require oxygen therapy, the rate of intensive care unit (ICU) admission to initiate mechanical respiratory support is high [This multicentre, pragmatic RCT of COVID-19 patients requiring oxygen therapy and hospitalised in medical wards aimed to determine whether awake prone position plus usual care compared to usual care alone could reduce the incidence of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) or intubation or death. The question was considered at the surge of the COVID-19 pandemic to avoid overloading ICUs.