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management of symptomatic patient > intensive care unit > support treatment > respiratory therapy > prone positioning

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prone positioning  

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  • prone position

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  • The main mechanisms of prone position in improvement of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients’ condition are affecting recruitment in dorsal lung regions, increasing end-expiratory lung volume, increasing chest wall elastane, decreasing alveolar shunt, and improving tidal volume . Patients remaining in lengthy prone position sessions leads to decrease in mortality of patients. Ghelichkhani, P. (2020). "Prone Position in Management of COVID-19 Patients; a Commentary." Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine. 2020; 8(1): e48.

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  • Patricia Fener

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