Prone positioning can be safely performed in critically ill infants and children.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the effects of prone positioning on airway management, mechanical ventilation, enteral nutrition, pain and sedation management, and staff utilization in infants and children with acute lung injury.

Design

Secondary analysis of data collected in a multiple-center, randomized, controlled clinical trial of supine vs. prone positioning.

Setting

Seven pediatric intensive care units located in the United States.

Patients

One hundred and two pediatric patients (51 prone and 51 supine) with acute lung injury.

Interventions

Patients randomized to the supine group remained supine. Patients randomized to the prone group were positioned prone per protocol during the acute phase of their illness for a maximum of 7 days. Both groups were managed

SUBMITTER: Fineman LD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1778461 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature