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Interestingly, the addition of percussion to the postural drainage occurring during CLR failed to increase secretion clearance in our patient population.
It is well known that this postural change induces some haemodynamic modifications represented by the shift of blood from the legs into the central circulation, by the increase in the venous return and by the improvement in systemic haemodynamics [ 1, 2, 3, 4].
In late ARDS, pathophysiological changes seem to render postural changes largely ineffective.
Early in ARDS, postural changes including CLR and prone positioning can be effective in altering the distribution of ventilation and blood flow [ 13, 14, 15].
These regimens included (1) routine turning by the ICU staff every 2 h from the left lateral to the right lateral position; (2) routine turning by the ICU staff every 2 h from the left lateral to the right lateral position including a 15-min period of manual percussion and postural drainage (P&PD) by the respiratory therapists; (3) continuous lateral rotation (CLR) with a specialized bed (Effica; Hill-Rom, Batesville, Indiana, USA) that turned patients from left to right lateral position, pausing at each position for 2 min; and 4) CLR with a specialized bed (Effica) that turned patients from left to right lateral position, pausing at each position for 2 min, and a 15-min period of percussion provided by the pneumatic cushions of the bed every 2 h.