The use of bed-dials to maintain recumbent positioning for critically ill mechanically ventilated patients (The RECUMBENT study): Multicentre before and after observational study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1425-1431

  Rose, Louise ^a   Baldwin, Ian ^b,c   Crawford, Tom ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Backrest elevation; Nosocomial infection; Nursing; Positioning; Semirecumbent; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BED; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BEDS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 77956176804     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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