Respective and Combined Effects of Prone Position and Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

摘要

Inhaled nitric oxide(NO) and prone position(PP) are two of the new therapeutics proposed in the setting of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The aim of this study to evaluate the he- modynamic and respiratory effects of NO and prone position in patients with ARDS. Fourteen pa- tients, sedated, paralyzed, and ventilated using volume-control mode, were prospectively investi- gated. All patients had a radial artery catheter, a pulmonary artery catheter, and a 3-F fiberoptic thermistor catheter advanced via the femoral artery into the descending aorta.