Prone positioning may recruit gas exchange-efficient regions for typical acute respiratory
distress syndrome (ARDS) and improve oxygenation. It is also a mainstay of treatment in …

OBJECTIVES: Prone positioning allows to improve oxygenation and decrease mortality rate
in COVID-19–associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (C-ARDS). However, the …

Background The mechanisms underlying oxygenation improvement after prone positioning
in COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome have not been fully elucidated yet. The …

Prone positioning (PP) is a well-known therapeutic strategy used in acute respiratory
distress syndrome (ARDS). Several studies demonstrated positive effects of PP on …

Background Prone position is used in acute respiratory distress syndrome and in
coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging advanced health systems, which are
dealing with an overwhelming number of patients in need of intensive care for respiratory …

OBJECTIVES: ICUs have had to deal with a large number of patients with acute respiratory
distress syndrome COVID-19, a significant number of whom received prone ventilation …

Background Prone positioning (PP) has been used to improve oxygenation in patients
affected by the SARS-CoV-2 disease (COVID-19). Several mechanisms, including lung …

Oxygenation failure recalcitrant to increasing positive end-expiratory pressure is a feature of
severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia [1]. A Chinese group used prone …

Objectives Prone positioning is widely used in mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-
19; however, the specific clinical scenario in which the individual is most poised to benefit is …