Efficacy and safety of early prone position in postoperative cardiac surgery adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a single-center retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a leading cause of postoperative respiratory failure after cardiac surgery, and the mortality rate is extremely high. Although prone positioning (PP) may be safe and effective for ARDS, it is still not widely adopted in cardiac surgery patients. We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of early PP in ARDS after cardiac surgery.

Methods

This is a single-center retrospective cohort study. We included adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients who developed ARDS with arterial pressure of oxygen to fraction of oxygen ratio (P/F) ≤200 mmHg within 72 hours after cardiac surgery between 1 January 2019 and 1 August 2023. The outcomes were P/F after 1 session of PP, duration of mechanical ventilation (MV) and ICU stay, and adve

SUBMITTER: Su L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11388252 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature