Lucy has pneumonia as a result of a Covid 19 infection. She is in intensive care and ventilated. To enable ventilation she is heavily sedated and paralysed. Her lungs are not recovering as expected despite treatment so the intensive care team decide to change her position.
-What position should be considered to help oxygen exchange in her lungs?

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Prone positioning is recommended for patients with severe respiratory failure, such as in the case of Lucy, because it can improve oxygenation by redistributing lung perfusion, reducing ventilation-perfusion mismatch, and alleviating the effects of lung compression.

Lucy Has Pneumonia as a Result of a Covid 19