Awake prone position in hypoxemic Covid 19 Pneumonia: Does it reduce the mortality rate?

I. Mejri Ep Ajili (Tunis, Tunisia), N. Guediri (Tunis, Tunisia), M. Kacem (Tunis, Tunisia), S. Mhamdi (Tunis, Tunisia), S. Daboussi (Tunis, Tunisia), C. Aichaouia (Tunis, Tunisia), Z. Moatemri (Tunis, Tunisia), M. Khadhraoui (Tunis, Tunisia)

Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – COVID-19 and acute respiratory failure
Session: COVID-19 and acute respiratory failure
Session type: E-poster
Number: 903

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