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Prone positioning in severe acute respiratory distress syndrome.

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Guérin, Claude, Reignier, Jean, Richard, Jean-Christophe, Beuret, Pascal, Gacouin, Arnaud, Boulain, Thierry, Mercier, Emmanuelle, Badet, Michel +18 more·2013·New England Journal of Medicine

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BACKGROUND: Previous trials involving patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have failed to show a beneficial effect of prone positioning during mechanical ventilatory support on outcomes. We evaluated the effect of early application of prone positioning on outcomes in patients with severe ARDS. METHODS: In this multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled trial, we randomly assigned 466 patients with severe ARDS to undergo prone-positioning sessions of at least 16 hours or to be left in the supine position. Severe ARDS was defined as a ratio of the partial pressure of arterial oxygen to the fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) of less than 150 mm Hg, with an FiO2 of at least 0.6, a positive end-expiratory pressure of at least 5 cm of water, and a tidal volume close to 6 ml per kilogram of predicted body weight. The primary outcome was the proportion of patients who died from any cause within 28 days after inclusion. RESULTS: A total of 237 patients were assigned to the prone group, and 229 patients were assigned to the supine group. The 28-day mortality was 16.0% in the prone group and 32.8% in the supine group (P<0.001). The hazard ratio for death with prone positioning was 0.39 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.25 to 0.63). Unadjusted 90-day mortality was 23.6% in the prone group versus 41.0% in the supine group (P<0.001), with a hazard ratio of 0.44 (95% CI, 0.29 to 0.67). The incidence of complications did not differ significantly between the groups, except for the incidence of cardiac arrests, which was higher in the supine group. CONCLUSIONS: In patients with severe ARDS, early application of prolonged prone-positioning sessions significantly decreased 28-day and 90-day mortality. (Funded by the Programme Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique National 2006 and 2010 of the French Ministry of Health; PROSEVA ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00527813.).

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Guérin, C., Reignier, J., Richard, J.-C., Beuret, P., Gacouin, A., Boulain, T., Mercier, E., Badet, M., Mercat, A., Baudin, O., Clavel, M., Chatellier, D., Jaber, S., Rosselli, S., Mancebo, J., Sirodot, M., Hilbert, G., Bengler, C., Richecoeur, J., Gainnier, M., Bayle, F., Bourdin, G., Leray, V., Girard, R., Baboi, L., & Ayzac, L.
Affiliations
  • Inserm (FR)
  • Hôpital Pontchaillou (FR)
  • Centre hospitalier universitaire d'Orléans (FR)
  • Université de Tours (FR)
  • Université Nantes Angers Le Mans (FR)
  • Centre Hospitalier d'Angoulême (FR)
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Limoges (FR)
  • Université de Poitiers (FR)
  • Centre Hospitalier Saint-Joseph Saint-Luc (FR)
  • Hospital de Sant Pau (ES)
  • Université de Bordeaux (FR)
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes (FR)
  • Hôpital de la Timone (FR)
  • Hospices Civils de Lyon (FR)
Venue
New England Journal of Medicine
Published
2013-06-06
Volume
368
Issue
23
Pages
2159-2168
ISSN
  • 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
  • 1533-4406
OpenAlex
W2106923828
Cited by
4,040
References
25
Citations by year
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FWCI
178.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine › Nosocomial Infections in ICU
Keywords
prone positioning, acute respiratory distress syndrome, mechanical ventilation, 28-day mortality, 90-day mortality, cardiac arrest, supine position
MeSH terms
Aged, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Oxygen, Positive-Pressure Respiration, Prospective Studies, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Prone Position, Kaplan-Meier Estimate

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