Long-term complications of prone position ventilation with relevance for acute and postacute rehabilitation: a systematic review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Prone positioning ventilation (PPV) is an effective treatment for patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Despite the benefits of PPV, different kinds of short and long-term consequences have been noted. This review summarizes long-term complications of PPV that impact treatment strategies and outcomes in acute and postacute rehabilitation.

Evidence acquisition

PubMed/Medline, Cochrane Library, Cochrane COVID-19 Study Register databases and the Google Scholar search engine were systematically searched for studies investigating long-term complications of PPV. The final search date for all sources/databases was January 31, 2022. For our methodological appraisal, we conducted a systematic review of articles without any restricti

SUBMITTER: Elmer N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10035441 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature