Prone positioning for a morbidly obese patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome: an opportunity to explore intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure-lower inflexion point interdependence

Anesthesiology. 2007 Jun;106(6):1237-9. doi: 10.1097/01.anes.0000265419.50900.f4.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • APACHE
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Obesity, Morbid / complications*
  • Positive-Pressure Respiration*
  • Prone Position
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / complications
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy*