Prone Positioning of Intubated Patients with an Elevated Body-Mass Index

N Engl J Med. 2022 Apr 7;386(14):e34. doi: 10.1056/NEJMvcm2108494.

Authors

David Hao¹, Sarah Low¹, Raffaele Di Fenza¹, Erica S Shenoy¹, Lillian Ananian¹, Laura A Prout¹, Carolyn J La Vita¹, Lorenzo Berra¹

Affiliation

¹ From the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine (D.H., S.L., R.D.F., L.B.), the Department of Medicine (E.S.S.), Nursing and Patient Care Services (L.A.P.), and Respiratory Care (C.J.L.V.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School - both in Boston.

PMID: 35388669
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMvcm2108494

No abstract available

Publication types

Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Body Mass Index
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal
Patient Positioning*
Prone Position
Respiration, Artificial
Respiratory Insufficiency* / therapy