Do you employ the use of external chest compression with sandbags in the management of patients with severe ARDS who are not candidates for proning?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
The short answer is while there is a physiologic rationale to support the beneficial effects of supine chest wall compression, the best method and clinical impact of such maneuvers have not been studied. In addition, there may be potential untoward consequences to sustained chest wall compression th...
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