ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2024
Efficacy and safety of early prone position in postoperative cardiac surgery adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a single-center retrospective cohort study.
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- Immediate extubation post-surgery in cardiac patients: a retrospective single-center case series and literature review.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Review
- Early prone positioning after tetralogy of fallot repair in children: a retrospective cohort study of oxygenation, safety, and short-term outcomes.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
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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 adverse events. Results: In total, 79 patients who underwent PP and 87 patients who underwent supine position (SP) were included. The mean time to perform PP after ICU admission was 38.0 hours. The P/F improved significantly after 1 session of PP treatment [160.0 (127.8-184.3) Conclusions: Early PP treatment is effective and safe for patients with moderate to severe ARDS after cardiac surgery and it is even safe in a subgroup placed with IABP.
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