Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Dec 1997
Multicenter StudyEffects of ventilation in ventral decubitus position on respiratory mechanics in adult respiratory distress syndrome.
To assess the potential benefits of a period of ventilation in ventral decubitus (VD) on oxygenation and respiratory mechanics in the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). ⋯ We observed an increase in oxygenation and Crs when the patients were turned from the supine to the prone position with the upper thorax and pelvis supported.