摘要俯卧位通气（prone position ventilation）是指在施行机械通气时,把患者置于俯卧式体位。可用于急性呼吸窘迫综合征（ARDS）的辅助治疗,它能提高ARDS患者的氧分压（PaO2）,改善氧合状况,降低患者的死亡率,治疗有效率达64%-78%。俯卧位通气作为肺保护性通气策略及ARDS的有效的辅助治疗方法,越来越受到重视-（[3]）。
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