Rationale Lung volume available for ventilation is markedly decreased during acute
respiratory distress syndrome. Body positioning may contribute to increase lung volume and …

Objective Supine position may contribute to the loss of aerated lung volume in patients with
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We hypothesized that verticalization increases …

Rationale: Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and prone positioning may induce lung
recruitment and affect alveolar dynamics in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) …

Objective: To investigate the effects of prone position (PP) on alveolar recruitment and
oxygenation in acute respiratory failure.¶ Design: Prospective physiologic study.¶ Setting …

Alveolar recruitment is one of the beneficial effects of prone positioning in patients with
ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome). However, responses vary among patients and …

Prone positioning is an evidence-based treatment for patients with moderate-to-severe
acute respiratory distress syndrome. Lung recruitment has been proposed as one of the …

Background The use of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and prone position (PP) is
common in the management of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome patients (ARDS) …

Objective We tested the hypothesis that ventilation in the prone position might improve
homogenization of tidal ventilation by reducing time-constant inequalities, and thus …

Background: The effect of body position on oxygenation in acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS) patients has long been known. Prone position improves the PaO2 in 60 …

Background In acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients, it has recently been
proposed to set positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) by targeting end-expiratory …