Prone position improves lung ventilation–perfusion matching in non-intubated COVID-19 patients: a prospective physiologic study

• Ling Liu,
• Jianfeng Xie,
• Changsong Wang,
• Zhanqi Zhao,
• Yang Chong,
• Xueyan Yuan,
• Haibo Qiu,
• Mingyan Zhao,
• Yi Yang,
• Arthur S. Slutsky

Affiliations

Ling Liu

Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University

Jianfeng Xie

Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University

Changsong Wang

Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University

Zhanqi Zhao

Institute of Technical Medicine, Furtwangen University

Yang Chong

Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University

Xueyan Yuan

Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University

Haibo Qiu

Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University

Mingyan Zhao

Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University

Yi Yang

Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University

Arthur S. Slutsky

Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto