Therapeutic Evaluation of Computed Tomography Findings for Efficacy of Prone Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Patients with Abdominal Surgery

Abstract

In Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), the heterogeneity of lung lesions results in a mis-match between ventilation and perfusion, leading to the development of hypoxia. The study aimed to examine the association between computed tomographic (CT scan) lung findings in patients with ARDS after abdominal surgery and improved hypoxia and mortality after prone ventilation.

Keywords

• prone position
• computed tomography
• acute respiratory distress syndrome