We have located links that may give you full text access.
CASE REPORTS
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Acute Respiratory Distress in the Operating Room and Prone Ventilation: A Case Report.
A&A Practice 2019 January 2
There have been many advances in the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome, a condition which Bellani et al, in the LUNG SAFE trial (Large Observational Study to Understand the Global Impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Failure), found represents up to 10.4% of intensive care unit admissions and 23.4% of patients requiring mechanical ventilation, with an unadjusted intensive care unit and hospital mortality of 35.3% and 40%, respectively. Studies have shown that prone positioning can improve oxygenation in patients who are mechanically ventilated for acute respiratory distress syndrome. This case report describes an example in which intraoperative prone positioning improved oxygenation in a patient after aspiration of gastric contents on induction of general anesthesia.
Full text links
Related Resources
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app
All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.
By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
Your Privacy Choices
You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app