An evidence-based recommendation on bed head elevation for mechanically ventilated patients

Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Niël Weise, Barbara S ^a   Gastmeier, Petra ^b   Kola, Axel ^b   Vonberg, Ralf P ^c   Wille, Jan C ^d   van den Broek, Peterhans J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^d Dutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement CBO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; DATA ANALYSIS; DELPHI STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENTILATED PATIENT; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BED; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

BEDS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 84856374065     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc10135     Document Type: Article

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