Prone Positioning During Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome—Better Together?

Keywords: COVID-19; critical care; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; mechanical ventilation; mortality; prone position; severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus EN COVID-19 critical care extracorporeal membrane oxygenation mechanical ventilation mortality prone position severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 143 145 3 12/19/22 20230101 NES 230101 Prone positioning has been utilized for severe hypoxemia in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) since the 1970s ([1]). Proning a patient on ECMO often necessitates prolonged use of sedatives and even neuromuscular blockade to ensure patient tolerance and synchrony with mechanical ventilation. Some centers adopt prone positioning for all ARDS patients on ECMO, whereas others focus on specific subgroups of patients. [Extracted from the article]