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ABSTRACT: Background
Mechanical ventilation in the prone position is used to improve oxygenation and to mitigate the harmful effects of mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We sought to determine the effect of prone positioning on mortality among patients with ARDS receiving protective lung ventilation.Methods
We searched electronic databases and conference proceedings to identify relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published through August 2013. We included RCTs that compared prone and supine positioning during mechanical ventilation in patients with ARDS. We assessed risk of bias and obtained data on all-cause mortality (determined at hospital discharge or, if unavailable, after longest follow-up period). We used random-effects models for the pooled analyses.Results
We identified 11 RCTs (n=2341) that met our inclusion criteria. In the 6 trials (n=1016) that used a protective ventilation strategy with reduced tidal volumes, prone positioning significantly reduced mortality (risk ratio 0.74, 95% confidence interval 0.59-0.95; I2=29%) compared with supine positioning. The mortality benefit remained in several sensitivity analyses. The overall quality of evidence was high. The risk of bias was low in all of the trials except one, which was small. Statistical heterogeneity was low (I2<50%) for most of the clinical and physiologic outcomes.Interpretation
Our analysis of high-quality evidence showed that use of the prone position during mechanical ventilation improved survival among patients with ARDS who received protective lung ventilation.
SUBMITTER: Sud S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4081236 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sud Sachin S Friedrich Jan O JO Adhikari Neill K J NK Taccone Paolo P Mancebo Jordi J Polli Federico F Latini Roberto R Pesenti Antonio A Curley Martha A Q MA Fernandez Rafael R Chan Ming-Cheng MC Beuret Pascal P Voggenreiter Gregor G Sud Maneesh M Tognoni Gianni G Gattinoni Luciano L Guérin Claude C
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne 20140526 10
<h4>Background</h4>Mechanical ventilation in the prone position is used to improve oxygenation and to mitigate the harmful effects of mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We sought to determine the effect of prone positioning on mortality among patients with ARDS receiving protective lung ventilation.<h4>Methods</h4>We searched electronic databases and conference proceedings to identify relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published through ...[more]