Background: Mechanical ventilation in the prone position is used to improve oxygenation in
patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. We sought to determine the effect of …

PURPOSE: Prone positioning is used to improve oxygenation in patients with hypoxemic
respiratory failure (HRF). However, its role in clinical practice is not yet clearly defined. The …

ContextA recent trial showed that placing patients with acute lung injury in the prone position
did not increase survival; however, whether those results hold true for patients with …

Background Prone position ventilation for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF)
improves oxygenation but not survival, except possibly when AHRF is severe. Objective To …

Background Acute hypoxaemia de novo or on a background of chronic hypoxaemia is a
common reason for admission to intensive care and for provision of mechanical ventilation …

Background Although placing patients with acute respiratory failure in a prone (face down)
position improves their oxygenation 60 to 70 percent of the time, the effect on survival is not …

Objective: To review the effectiveness of prone position as compared with supine position,
with respect to mortality, improvement in oxygenation, number of days on mechanical …

Introduction Prone position ventilation has been shown to improve oxygenation and
ventilatory mechanics in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. We evaluated …

Background Prone positioning for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has no
impact on mortality despite significant improvements in oxygenation. However, a recent trial …

Prone positioning has been used for many years in patients with acute lung injury
(ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), with no clear benefit for patient outcome …