Injury-prone: peripheral nerve injuries associated with prone positioning for COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome

George R Malik; Alexis R Wolfe; Rachna Soriano; Leslie Rydberg; Lisa F Wolfe; Swati Deshmukh; Jason H Ko; Ryan P Nussbaum; Sean D Dreyer; Prakash Jayabalan; James M Walter; Colin K Franz

doi:10.1016/j.bja.2020.08.045

Injury-prone: peripheral nerve injuries associated with prone positioning for COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome

Br J Anaesth. 2020 Dec;125(6):e478-e480. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.08.045. Epub 2020 Sep 4.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Shirley Ryan Ability Lab (Formerly the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago), Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
² McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
³ Shirley Ryan Ability Lab (Formerly the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago), Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁴ The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; The Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁵ Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineChicago, IL, USA.
⁶ Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁷ The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: james.walter@northwestern.edu.
⁸ Shirley Ryan Ability Lab (Formerly the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago), Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; The Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: cfranz@sralab.org.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; acute respiratory distress syndrome; mononeuritis multiplex; neuropathy; peripheral nerve injury; prone positioning; rehabilitation.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / complications
Coronavirus Infections / therapy*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pandemics
Patient Positioning
Peripheral Nerve Injuries / etiology*
Pneumonia, Viral / complications
Pneumonia, Viral / therapy*
Prone Position*
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / etiology
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy*
Young Adult

Grants and funding

KL2 TR001424/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States