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. The mortality ...

Prone positioning has emerged as a critical supportive strategy in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), including those secondary to COVID-19. By repositioning patients ...

—These investigators identified predictors of 60-day survival in patients with influenza pneumonia-related ARDS receiving prone positioning during mechanical ventilation. Reviewed by Ware Kuschner, MD ...

Prone positioning improves oxygenation and decreases mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). 1 This print supplement to the video reviews the procedure for placing ...