The Korean journal of internal medicine
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Korean J. Intern. Med. · Dec 2004
Prone positioning improves oxygenation without adverse hemodynamic effects during partial liquid ventilation in a canine model of acute lung injury.
Partial liquid ventilation (PLV) and prone positioning can improve the arterial oxygenation (PaO2) in acute lung injury (ALI). We evaluated the effect of prolonged prone positioning during partial liquid ventilation (PLV) in a canine model of acute lung injury. ⋯ Prolonged prone positioning during PLV in an animal model of ALI appears to improve oxygenation without any hemodynamic compromise.