Wilmington Hospital

Prone positioning of some critically ill patients becomes new standard of care

January 28, 2019

On hospital intensive care units, patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), an often fatal condition nationwide, have better outcomes when they are positioned in a prone, or face-down position for most of the day, instead of supine, or face up, according to an article authored by two Christiana Care advanced practice clinicians in the […] Read more