Prone Ventilation in Trauma or Surgical Patients With Acute Lung Injury and Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome: is it Beneficial?

Abstract

ALI/ARDS patients who received prone kinetic therapy had greater improvement in PaO2/FiO2 ratio, lower mortality, and less pulmonary-related mortality than did supine positioned patients. The use of a prone-oscillating bed appears advantageous for trauma and surgical patients with ALI/ARDS and a prospective, randomized trial is warranted.