Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in prone position: A scoping review

The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 brought to the fore prone positioning as treatment for patients with acute respiratory failure. With the increasing number of patients in prone position, both spontaneously breathing and mechanically ventilated, cardiac arrest in this position is more likely to occur.This scoping review aimed to summarize the available evidence on cardiopulmonary resuscitation in prone position ( ‘reverse CPR’) and knowledge or research gaps to be further evaluated. The protocol of this scoping review was prospectively registered on 10th May 2020 in Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/nfuh9).
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research