Injury
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Given the lack of reliable evidence on the utility of continuous lateral rotational therapy (CLRT) in chest trauma, we performed a single-centre retrospective matched-pair analysis of patients treated either with CLRT or non-continuous manual turning after blunt thoracic trauma. ⋯ In this well-matched sample, the use of CLRT did not seem to translate into relevant clinical benefits in patients with thoracic trauma in the setting of modern ICU care with the widespread implementation of lung protective ventilation. However, statistical power and generalisability were limited by the small sample size and single centre design. A large RCT is required to provide conclusive results.