Prone Positioning of Intubated Patients with an Elevated Body-Mass Index.

N Engl J Med

From the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine (D.H., S.L., R.D.F., L.B.), the Department of Medicine (E.S.S.), Nursing and Patient Care Services (L.A.P.), and Respiratory Care (C.J.L.V.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School - both in Boston.

Published: April 2022

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