Prone Positioning Boosts Oxygenation in Severe ARDS Patients

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About The Study: Among 170 patients primarily with COVID-19–related severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) supported by venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO), prone positioning compared with supine positioning did not significantly reduce time to successful weaning of ECMO.

Authors: Matthieu Schmidt, M.D., of the Sorbonne Université in Paris, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24491)

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