Successful use of an automated proning system to achieve prone positioning in a patient with severe ARDS requiring veno-venous ECMO

Successful use of an automated proning system to achieve prone positioning in a patient with severe ARDS requiring veno-venous ECMO

A morbidly obese middle aged woman in her 40's presented to another hospital with methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus pneumonia and subsequently developed severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. Her oxygenation demonstrated no improvement with low tidal volume ventilation, paralysis...

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Main Authors: Andrew L. Lehr, Deane E. Smith, Bridget Toy, Ronald Goldenberg, Shari B. Brosnahan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Prone positioning
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007120305293

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