Open AccessProne positioning as a bridge to recovery from refractory hypoxaemia following lung transplantation†
Author(s) -
Jordi Riera,
Carolina Maldonado,
Cristopher Mazo,
María Martínez-Martínez,
Jaume Baldirà,
Leonel Lagunes,
Salvador Augustín,
Antonio Román,
Maria Due,
Jordi Rello,
Deborah J. Levine
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivx073
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , lung transplantation , prone position , transplantation , refractory (planetary science) , fraction of inspired oxygen , surgery , lung , population , lung volumes , anesthesia , mechanical ventilation , astrobiology , environmental health , physics
Refractory hypoxaemia is the leading cause of mortality in the postoperative period after lung transplantation. The role of prone positioning as a rescue therapy in this setting has not been assessed. We evaluated its effects in lung transplant recipients presenting refractory hypoxaemia following the surgery.
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