A retrospective observational study conducted in Mexico and Ecuador concluded that for COVID-19 patients who are hospitalized and nonintubated, the awake prone position (AP) is linked to a significantly lower risk for intubation and mortality compared with the awake supine position.
“Mexico is one of the countries that has been most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Orlando PÉrez Nieto, MD, the principal investigator and an emergency and intensive care specialist at