Awake prone positioning and oxygen therapy in patients with COVID-19: the APRONOX study

Orlando R. Perez-Nieto, Diego Escarraman-Martinez, Manuel A. Guerrero-Gutierrez, Eder I. Zamarron-Lopez, Javier Mancilla-Galindo, Ashuin Kammar-García, Miguel A. Martinez-Camacho, Ernesto Deloya-Tomás, Jesús S. Sanchez-Díaz, Luis A. Macías-García, Raúl Soriano-Orozco, Gabriel Cruz-Sánchez, José D. Salmeron-Gonzalez, Marco A. Toledo-Rivera, Ivette Mata-Maqueda, Luis A. Morgado-Villaseñor, Jenner J. Martinez-Mazariegos, Raymundo Flores Ramirez, Josue L. Medina-Estrada, Silvio A. Ñamendys-Silva

Source: Eur Respir J, 59 (2) 2100265; 10.1183/13993003.00265-2021
Journal Issue: February

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