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  • Title: [Prone position mechanical ventilation in the Acute Respiratory Distress syndrome: theoretical and practical considerations].
    Author: Besch G, Persoz MO, Liaudet L.
    Journal: Rev Med Suisse; 2014 Dec 10; 10(454):2362-7. PubMed ID: 25632631.
    Abstract:
    Mortality of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains extremely high and only few evidence-based specific treatments are currently available. Protective mechanical ventilation has emerged as the comer stone of the management of ARDS to avoid the occurrence of ventilation-induced lung injuries (VILI). Mechanical ventilation in the prone position has often been considered as a rescue therapy reserved to refractory hypoxemia. Since the publication of the PROSEVA study in 2013, early prone positioning for mechanical ventilation should be recommended to improve survival of patients with severe ARDS. In this article, both the theoretical and practical aspects of mechanical ventilation in prone position are reviewed.
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