The PhLIP team: Feasibility of a physiotherapy-led intensive prone positioning team initiative during the COVID-19 pandemic

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in a surge of patients with refractory hypoxaemic respiratory failure being admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Prone positioning can improve oxygenation but requires a team of skilled personnel to complete safely. Critical care physiotherapists (PTs) are ideally suited to lead proning teams, due to their expertise in moving critically unwell, invasively ventilated patients.

Source: Australian Critical Care - February 12, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Thomas C. Rollinson, Joleen Rose, Luke A. McDonald, Cara Green, Michelle Topple, Stephen Warrillow, Lucy Modra, Rahul Costa-Pinto, Sue Berney Tags: Research paper Source Type: research