Prone positioning for acute respiratory distress syndrome in adults.

Prone positioning for acute respiratory distress syndrome in adults. Acad Emerg Med. 2020 Feb 25;: Authors: Valesky W, Chow L Abstract Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a type of acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury leading to increased pulmonary vascular permeability and loss of aerated lung tissue. Clinically this process manifests as hypoxemia, radiographic opacities, increased physiologic dead space and decreased lung compliance.1 It is a common disease process affecting as many as 10% of intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, resulting in an overall mortality approaching 35%. PMID: 32096893 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: research