Proning reduces ventilation heterogeneity in patients with elevated BMI: implications for COVID-19 pneumonia management?

Simulations of patient-based lungs suggest that proning reduces ventilation heterogeneity in overweight and obese subjects but increases heterogeneity in non-overweight subjects. This suggests proning may be beneficial for overweight #COVID19 patients. https://bit.ly/2MfCiyk

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Foy, Brody H., Brightling, Christopher E., Siddiqui, Salman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2020
Materias:
Original Research Letters
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7357272/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32685437
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00292-2020

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