Effect of Prone Positioning on the Survival of Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure

Gattinoni, Luciano; Tognoni, Gianni; Pesenti, Antonio; Taccone, Paolo; Mascheroni, D.; Labarta, Violeta; Malacrida, Roberto; Di Giulio, Paola; Fumagalli, Roberto; Pelosi, Paolo; Brazzi, Luca; Latini, Roberto

doi:10.1056/nejmoa010043

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Effect of Prone Positioning on the Survival of Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Aug 23, 2001

Authors:

Luciano Gattinoni

Gianni Tognoni

Antonio Pesenti

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Although placing patients with acute respiratory failure in a prone (face down) position improves their oxygenation 60 to 70 percent of the time, the effect on survival is not known. METHODS: In a multicenter, randomized trial, we compared conventional treatment (in the supine position) ...

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Medicine

Supine position

Confidence interval

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