A 50-year-old man with severe ARDS has been ventilated in the prone position for 20 hours. The nursing team is preparing to turn him supine for routin...

Question

A 50-year-old man with severe ARDS has been ventilated in the prone position for 20 hours. The nursing team is preparing to turn him supine for routine care. Which of the following is the most serious potential complication specifically associated with prone positioning?

Accepted Answer

Accidental extubation during the turn

Answer

Ventilator-associated pneumonia

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Facial and periorbital oedema with pressure ulceration

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Pulmonary embolism

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Hyperkalaemia

uk-fficm MCQ (SBA): ARDS

A 50-year-old man with severe ARDS has been ventilated in the prone position for 20 hours. The nursing team is preparing to turn him supine for routine care. Which of the following is the most serious potential complication specifically associated with prone positioning?