The Prone Positioning During General Anesthesia Minimally Affects Respiratory Mechanics While Improving Functional Residual Capacity and Increasing Oxygen Tension

We investigated the effects of the prone position on the mechanical properties (compliance and resistance) of the total respiratory system, the lung, and the chest wall, and the functional residual capacity (FRC) and gas exchange in 17 normal, anesthetized, and paralyzed patients undergoing elective