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Lying Face-Down in 'Prone Position' Can Help Improve Oxygen Levels: How Covid-19 Patients Can Do it

Shortage of oxygen is leading to the death of many Covid-19 patients amidst the rapid rise in coronavirus cases in India. Social media is flooded with messages seeking help in finding oxygen.
Miami Herald

Can lying face down help coronavirus patients breathe better? Here’s what experts say

As the fight against the novel coronavirus rages on, some doctors say they’re using a special technique to help severe COVID-19 patients breathe better. Doctors at Long Island Jewish Hospital in New ...
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Comparison of the short-term postoperative results of prone positioning and lateral decubitus positioning during thoracoscopic esophagectomy.

The conventional approach during thoracoscopic esophagectomy was performed in the left lateral decubitus position (LLDP). Recently, thoracoscopic esophagectomy in the prone position (PP) has attracted ...
The Straits Times

Coronavirus: More NCID patients being placed in prone position to help them breathe better

SINGAPORE - Patients lying face down on their stomach in hospital beds have needed less oxygen support than those lying on their back, a discovery which has prompted the National Centre for Infectious ...