Concepedia

Combined effects of prone positioning and airway pressure release ventilation on gas exchange in patients with acute lung injury

Tero Varpula, Irma Jousela, R. Niemi, O. Takkunen, Ville Pettilä

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica · 2003 · 93 citations · 28 references

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Abstract

APRV during prone positioning is feasible in the treatment of ALI patients. APRV after 24 h appears to enhance improvement in oxygenation in response to prone positioning.

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New England Journal of Medicine · 2000 · 12.7K citations · Full text

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