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. 2022 Nov 1;50(11):1675-1677.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005652. Epub 2022 Oct 13.

Body Position: A Question That Weighs Heavily on Lung Protection in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Matthew T Siuba  1 , Abhijit Duggal
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Body Position: A Question That Weighs Heavily on Lung Protection in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Matthew T Siuba et al. Crit Care Med. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Duggal’s institution received funding from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury (PETAL) network and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Influenza and Other Viruses in the Acutely Ill (IVY) network; he received funding from ALung Technologies. Dr. Siuba has disclosed that he does not have any potential conflicts of interest.

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