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Prevalence of prone position use and complications among ventilated ARDS patients

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Taito, S., Sarada, K. & Guérin, C. Prevalence of prone position use and complications among ventilated ARDS patients. Intensive Care Med 44, 397–398 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5065-4

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