New York Times Article Highlights Dr. Franz and Patient
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Early on in the pandemic, hospitals learned that a procedure known as prone positioning, or lying a patient on chest, was an effective management treatment for moderate and acute respiratory distress syndrome. The position increases respiratory mechanics, and reduces ventilator intensity and lung injury. In essence, it was saving lives of people. However, it was learned that a common side effect from this was nerve damage in the shoulders, and limbs.
Dr. Franz and his patient were highlighted in the New York Times for this experience and work in October.
It’s one of the more severe and substantial neurological problems that people can experience from Covid-19.
Dr. Colin Franz
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Dr. Colin Franz published with a team of authors in the British Journal of Anesthesia, Injury-prone: peripheral nerve injuries associated with prone positioning for COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome.
