Prone Position in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Rationale, Indications, and Limits
Prone Position in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Rationale, Indications, and Limits
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New York, NY: American Thoracic Society
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English
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New York, NY: American Thoracic Society
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In the prone position, computed tomography scan densities redistribute from dorsal to ventral as the dorsal region tends to reexpand while the ventral zone tends to collapse. Although gravitational influence is similar in both positions, dorsal recruitment usually prevails over ventral derecruitment, because of the need for the lung and its confini...
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Prone Position in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Rationale, Indications, and Limits
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1476265057
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1476265057
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1073-449X
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1535-4970
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10.1164/rccm.201308-1532CI
