Controversial Efficacy of Early Timing of Prone Positioning for Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome During Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

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Takahiro Inagawa et al. Crit Care Med. 2023.

. 2023 Jul 1;51(7):e148-e149.

doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005899. Epub 2023 Jun 15.

¹ Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.

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Timing of Prone Positioning During Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
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