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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
[Comparison of incomplete (135 degrees ) and complete prone position (180 degrees ) in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Results of a prospective, randomised trial].
Ventilation in the prone position is carried out for improvement of pulmonary gas exchange in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We compared the effects of an incomplete prone position (IPP, 135( degrees )) with a complete prone position (CPP, 180( degrees )) in patients with ARDS. ⋯ Incomplete prone position improves oxygenation in ARDS patients, but less effectively than a "classic" CPP. In these patients the use of a CPP should be preferred.