Factors associated with the level of backrest elevation in a thoracic cardiovascular intensive care unit

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 395-399

  Ballew, Carole ^a   Buffmire, Marie V ^a   Fisher, Charles ^a   Schmidt, Paula ^a   Quatrara, Beth ^a   Conaway, Mark ^a   Burns, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BED; BODY POSTURE; CROSS INFECTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; THORAX SURGERY; UNITED STATES; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEDS; CROSS INFECTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTURE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VIRGINIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053456560     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2011884     Document Type: Article

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