Prone positioning in severe ARDS requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Abstract Background Prone positioning (PP) has shown to improve survival in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). To this point, it is unclear if PP is also beneficial for ARDS patients treated with veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO) support. Methods...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Rilinger, Viviane Zotzmann, Xavier Bemtgen, Carin Schumacher, Paul M. Biever, Daniel Duerschmied, Klaus Kaier, Peter Stachon, Constantin von zur Mühlen, Manfred Zehender, Christoph Bode, Dawid L. Staudacher, Tobias Wengenmayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-03110-2