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Table 3 Safety analysis of prolonged prone position ventilation for patients with prone positioning-related complications

From: The effects of prolonged prone positioning on response and prognosis in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a retrospective cohort study

Prone positioning-related complications

Overall (n = 123)

SPP group (n = 73)

PPP group (n = 50)

P

Any complication of proning, n(%)

60 (49.0)

35 (47.9)

25 (50.0)

0.078

Catheter-related events, n(%)

3 (2.4)

2 (2.7)

1 (2.0)

0.912

Hemodynamic instability, n(%)

13 (10.6)

7 (9.6)

5 (10.0)

0.831

Pressure injury, n(%)

47 (38.2)

27 (37.0)

20 (40.0)

0.138

Gastrointestinal complications, n(%)

17 (13.9)

10 (13.7)

7 (14.0)

0.634

Other complications, n(%)

13 (10.7)

8 (11.0)

5 (10.0)

0.214