Yanwei Zhang

Yanwei Zhang

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Yanwei Zhang

Pulmonology and Critical Care, Western University of Health Sciences, Lebanon, USA

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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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26 September 2022 in Cureus
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Journal Article
Open access
CMCameron McCraw
Cameron McCraw
CBCaroline Baber
Caroline Baber
AWAaron H. Williamson
Aaron H. Williamson
YZYanwei Zhang
Yanwei Zhang
RSRachel S. Sinit
Rachel S. Sinit
KTKovid Trivedi
Kovid Trivedi
The prone position is a crucial position used in the operating rooms and the intensive care units, with its importance highly recognized during the COVID-19 pandemic in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a cardinal procedure that is indicated and performed on any eligible patient who has cardiopulmonary arrest and resultant lack of perfusion and oxygenation. When a patient has a cardiopulmonary arrest in the prone position, the options include rotating the patient supine before starting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or beginning CPR while prone. Prone CPR has not had a widely accepted use so far. In this article, we narrate the process of protocol development and staff education at our hospital for the initiation of prone CPR and review the literature related to it. Prone CPR is an effective technique with good outcomes and involves a learning curve. Appropriate training needs to be done before implementing the protocol, and adequate quality control measures need to be set to ensure that the skill set is maintained.