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. 2022 Dec;48(12):1793-1795.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-022-06893-w. Epub 2022 Sep 23.

Awake prone positioning

Bairbre A McNicholas  1   2 , Stephan Ehrmann  3 , John G Laffey  4   5
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Awake prone positioning

Bairbre A McNicholas et al. Intensive Care Med. 2022 Dec.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

BM reports consultancies with Teleflex. SE reports grants, consultancies, travel support and non-financial support from Fisher & Paykel Healthcare and Aerogen. JL reports consultancies with Baxter and GlaxoSmithKline.

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Similarities and differences between Prone positioning invasively mechanically ventilated patient and patients undergoing awake prone positioning
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