Effect of prone positioning on survival in adult patients receiving venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Laurent PapazianMatthieu SchmidtDavid HajageAlain CombesMatthieu PetitGuillaume LebretonJonathan RilingerMarco GianiCamille Le BretonThibault DuburcqMathieu JozwiakTobias WengenmayerDamien RouxRachael ParkeAnderson LoundouChristophe GuervillyLaurent Boyer

Published in: Intensive care medicine (2022)

According to this meta-analysis, survival was improved when prone positioning was used in ARDS patients receiving vvECMO. The impact of this combination on survival should be investigated in prospective randomized controlled trials.

Keyphrases

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation
respiratory failure
systematic review
randomized controlled trial
meta analyses
clinical trial
mass spectrometry
study protocol
case control