Background: On March 7, New York was declared in “State of Emergency”; all Emergency Room and hospital facilities in NYC were overwhelmed by the rapid and high influx of patients with COVID-19 infection. At least 20% of patients with criteria for hospitalization received mechanical ventilation, and the Mortality reached 80% in a time when the [...]

Background: ARDS incidence in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia varies from 15-42%; between 5-20% of patients with hospitalization criteria received mechanical ventilation (1-3). Prone positioning demonstrated mortality benefits for patients with Severe ARDS (sARDS) with lung injury, but its use in patient COVID-19 is not clear (4-6). ARDS protocol (ARDSp) is recommended by ATS and The [...]