ArticleBMC pulmonary medicine2022
Effect of prone position in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome supported by venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a retrospective cohort study.
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- Prone positioning during veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Intensive care medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of prone positioning in adult patients receiving veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Evidence-based guidelines for the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in Australia and New Zealand using GRADE methodology series part 1: Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO) indications and management.Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine · 2026Article
- Severe respiratory syncytial virus disease.Journal of intensive medicine · 2024Review
- Right ventricular dysfunction in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome receiving venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Review
- Use of VA-ECMO successfully rescued a trauma patient with fat embolism syndrome complicated with acute heart failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome.World journal of emergency medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe application of prone position (PP) in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) supported by venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) is controversial.
objectivesTo evaluate the safety and efficacy of application of PP during VV-ECMO in patients with ARDS.
methodsThis was a single-center, retrospective study of patients who met the Berlin definition of ARDS, and were supported with VV-ECMO. We divided the patients into two groups. The prone group included patients who were supported by VV-ECMO, and experienced at least one period of PP, while those without PP during VV-ECMO were defined as the supine group. Propensity score matching (PSM) at a ratio of 1:1 was introduced to minimize potential confounders. The primary outcomes were the complications of PP and the change of arterial oxygen pressure/fraction of the inspiration (PaO
resultsFrom April 2013 to October 2020, a total of 91 patients met the diagnostic criteria of ARDS who were supported with ECMO. 38 patients (41.8%) received at least one period of PP during ECMO, while 53 patients (58.2%) were maintained in supine position during ECMO. 22 minor complications were reported in the prone group and major complications were not found. The other ECMO-related complications were similar between two groups. The PaO
conclusionsPP during VV-ECMO was safe and could improve oxygenation. A large-scale and well-designed RCT is needed in the future.
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