Prone position in acute respiratory distress syndrome rationale, indications, and limits

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 188, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1286-1293

  Gattinoni, Luciano ^a,b   Taccone, Paolo ^b   Carlesso, Eleonora ^a   Marini, John J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Mechanical ventilation; Prone positioning; Respiratory failure; Ventilator induced lung injury

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ALVEOLAR WALL DESTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATELECTASIS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOOD FLOW; BODY POSTURE; CAPILLARY WALL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYST; EDEMA; GAS EXCHANGE; GRAVITY; HEART WEIGHT; HUMAN; HYPERINFLATION; HYPOXEMIA; INFLAMMATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; LUNG ALVEOLUS WALL; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG INJURY; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG VENTILATION; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; LUNG VOLUME; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICROTHROMBUS; MORTALITY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; OVERALL SURVIVAL; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; OXYGENATION; PERFUSION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; STRESS; SUPINE POSITION; SURVIVAL; THORAX WALL; TIDAL VOLUME; VENTILATOR INDUCED LUNG INJURY;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LUNG; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRONE POSITION; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; SUPINE POSITION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VENTILATOR-INDUCED LUNG INJURY;

EID: 84888999433     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201308-1532ci     Document Type: Article

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