Facial pressure ulcers in COVID-19 patients undergoing prone positioning: How to prevent an underestimated epidemic?
COVID-19
Facial
Pressure ulcers
Prone positioning
Journal
Journal of stomatology, oral and maxillofacial surgery
ISSN: 2468-7855
Titre abrégé: J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg
Pays: France
ID NLM: 101701089
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2020
09 2020
Historique:
received:
29
05
2020
accepted:
15
06
2020
pubmed:
23
6
2020
medline:
24
9
2020
entrez:
23
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Prone positioning is an adjuvant therapy used to treat COVID-19 pneumonia complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome. However, prolonged pressure on facial skin at the level of the bony structures may be responsible for facial pressure ulcers. In the context of severe COVID-19 pneumonia, we hypothesized that hypoxemia, microvascular injury and thrombosis can increase the risk of pressure ulcers. We described two cases in order to emphasize the risk of facial pressure ulcers as a result of prone positioning, so as to discuss their physiopathology and highlight the importance of appropriate preventive measures.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32565264
pii: S2468-7855(20)30154-3
doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2020.06.008
pmc: PMC7301820
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
442-444Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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