Background In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, prone position (PP) has been
frequently used in the intensive care units to improve the prognosis in patients with …

Background Acute hypoxaemia de novo or on a background of chronic hypoxaemia is a
common reason for admission to intensive care and for provision of mechanical ventilation …

Abstract The German Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (DGAI)
commissioneda revision of the S2 guidelines on “positioning therapy for prophylaxis or …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a syndrome with heterogeneous underlying
pathological processes. It represents a common clinical problem in intensive care unit …

Rationale: Prone positioning is an appealing therapeutic strategy for nonintubated hypoxic
patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), but its effectiveness remains to be …

Several preventive measures have been shown to reduce the rate of VAP but many less
have demonstrated an impact on patient outcomes (noninvasive positive pressure …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains one of the leading causes of morbidity
and mortality in critically ill patients despite advancements in the field. Mechanical …

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 …

The utilisation of prone positioning has been vital during the COVID-19 pandemic, however
risks the development of anterior pressure ulcers. An observational study was performed to …

Imaging plays a key role in the diagnosis and follow-up of acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS). Chest radiography, bedside lung ultrasonography and computed …