Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the outcome after alveolar recruitment associated with the prone position in two patients with a diagnosis suggestive of ARDS due to Influenza, originating from H1N1. Case details: This is a study with two young patients, male and female, aged 39 years and 52 years respectively, diagnosed with ARDS due to H1N1 Influenza, having been admitted to the same public hospital in the interior from Bahia, in the winter of 2019. The cases presented similar initial evolution of symptoms. The alveolar recruitment associated with the prone position was used as a physiotherapeutic protocol, and it was possible to observe changes in the oxygenation and pulmonary ventilation markers, with improvement in pulmonary auscultation, peripheral oximetry, PaO2 / FiO2 index and pulmonary compliance. Final considerations: The patients in the study obtained positive results with the use of the alveolar recruitment maneuver associated with the prone position, but case 2 had a negative final outcome, probably due to several previous morbidities.