Effect of lateral positioning on ventilation in patients with blunt thoracic injury during pressure support ventilation: the VICTORY study
In blunt thoracic injury, lateral positioning during PSV is associated with a modest increase in regional ventilation of the dependent lung, but this effect is limited to patients with symmetrical ventilation distribution and normal compliance. In others, longer duration or higher degree of lateralization may be required.
Authors
- Antenor Salzer Rodrigues
- Annia SCHREIBER
- Vorakamol Phoophiboon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5461-9448)
- Mattia Docci
- ALBERTO GOFFI
- Fernando Vieira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5630-5135)
- Andrea Rigamonti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3738-9270)
- Matthew Ko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8168-0045)
- Mayson L A Sousa
- Laurent Brochard
- Kiana Sharifi
- Luca S. Menga
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- Chulalongkorn University (TH)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Muscular Dystrophy Canada (CA)
- St Michael’s Hospital (IE)
- Health Solutions (Sweden) (SE)
- Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (CA)
- Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (New Zealand) (NZ)
- Université Laval (CA)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Intensive Care Medicine Experimental
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40635-026-00861-0
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research