Proning in Pregnancies Complicated by Acute Respiratory Distress
Syndrome. A Call to Action During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Authors: L Cojocaru, OM Turan, A Levine, L Sollecito, S
Williams, E Elsamadicy, S Crimmins, S Turan.
- Liviu Cojocaru, MD: Division of
Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and
Reproductive Science. University of Maryland School of Medicine,
Baltimore, MD, USA.
- (lcojocaru@som.umaryland.edu)
(ORCID No: 0000-0003-1558-702X).
- Ozhan M Turan, MD, Ph.D.: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science.
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- (oturan@som.umaryland.edu)
- Andrea Levine, MD: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
Department of Medicine. University of Maryland School of Medicine,
Baltimore, MD, USA.
- (andrea.levine@som.umaryland.edu)
- Linda Sollecito, BSN, RN, CCRN: Medical Intensive Care Unit.
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- (lsollecito@umm.edu)
- Susan Williams, MS, RN, CCRN: Medical Intensive Care Unit. University
of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- (susanwilliams@umm.edu)
- Emad Elsamadicy, MD: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Department
of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science. University of
Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- (eelsamadicy@som.umaryland.edu)
- Sarah Crimmins, DO: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Department of
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science. University of
Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- (scrimmins@som.umaryland.edu)
- Shifa Turan, MD, RDMS: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Department
of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science. University of
Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- (sturan@som.umaryland.edu)
Correspondence to: Liviu Cojocaru, MD: Division of
Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and
Reproductive Science, University of Maryland School of Medicine,
Baltimore, MD, USA.
(lcojocaru@som.umaryland.edu)
Disclosures: None.
Acknowledgments: We are grateful to Bill Seiler, Erin Rummel,
Kelly Kennedy, Alexandra Bessent, Chris Wells, McLellan Shelby, Jessica
Peterson, and Amanda Sullivan for assistance in creating the proning
video instructions.
Short title: Proning in pregnancies complicated by ARDS. It’s
time!