Patients with ARDS, especially the most severely affected, often present with refractory hypoxemia due to shunt, which can require additional treatments beyond MV, including MV in the prone position PP.
Los pacientes con SDRA, sobre todo los más severos, muchas veces presentan hipoxemia refractaria debido a shunt, pudiendo requerir tratamientos adicionales a la VM, entre ellos la VM en decúbito prono DP.