Journal of Critical Care
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 101-110 , March 2008

Efficacy of prone ventilation in adult patients with acute respiratory failure: A meta-analysis

  • Ravindranath Tiruvoipati

      Affiliations

    • Department of ECMO, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, LE3 9QP, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 7789 716 818; fax: +0044 1162 502 374.
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  • Mansoor Bangash

      Affiliations

    • Department of ECMO, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, LE3 9QP, UK
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  • Bradley Manktelow

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 6TP, UK
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  • Giles J. Peek

      Affiliations

    • Department of ECMO, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, LE3 9QP, UK

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☆ None of the authors have commercial association or financial involvement that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with this article.

PII: S0883-9441(07)00150-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2007.09.003

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 101-110 , March 2008

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