As doctors figure out ways to treat COVID-19 patients, they’ve found that pronation, or putting them on their stomachs, works
. Dr. Nicholas Caputo told the outlet that after just five minutes of lying in pronation, the patients’ oxygen levels went to a mean of 94 percent. And after 24 hours, three-quarters of the patients were doing well enough that they did not need to go on a ventilator, which isRELATED VIDEO: Hospital Staff Applauds Colleague Being Discharged After Coronavirus Hospitalization
Mercado says that people with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases who are recovering at home could also try the technique, though it would be tough to medically measure any improvements in oxygen levels. The technique is one of the many solutions that health care workers have had to come up with as they do their best to treat a virus that is still somewhat unknown, and one that has been shared between hospitals as they work together to figure out COVID-19.As information about theis committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication.
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