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ATS/ESICM/SCCM — Mechanical Ventilation in Adult Patients with ARDS

American Thoracic Society / European Society of Intensive Care Medicine / Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2017

Use prone positioning for more than 12 hours per day in patients with severe ARDS (PaO2/FiO2 < 150), rather than keeping patients supine.

Strong recommendationModerate certainty
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Clinical Context & Relevant Topics (1)

Disease Reference
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Acute, diffuse inflammatory lung injury causing hypoxemia and bilateral infiltrates not fully explained by cardiac failure or fluid overload.

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