Impact of vertical positioning on lung aeration among mechanically ventilated intensive care unit patients: a randomized crossover clinical trial.
Douglas NevesPaulo Ricardo Marques FilhoRaquel da Silva TownsendCristiano Dos Santos RodriguesLuciana TagliariLaura Cordeiro MadeiraMariana Fensterseifer MattioniMárcio Luiz Ferreira de CamillisClarissa Garcia Soares LeãesJuliana Mara Stormovski de AndradeCaroline Cabral RobinsonDaniel SganzerlaLaura DrehmerDenis Fernandes Madruga da CostaAndré Sant'Ana MachadoRegis Goulart RosaPedro Dal LagoPublished in: Critical care science (2024)
This analysis did not find significant differences in lung aeration between the sitting and passive orthostasis groups. A randomized crossover clinical trial assessing the impact of vertical positioning on lung aeration in patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation is feasible. Unfortunately, the study was interrupted due to the need to treat COVID-19 patients.ClinicalTrials.gov registry: NCT04176445.