Backrest position in prevention of pressure ulcers and ventilator-associated pneumonia: Conflicting recommendations

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 536-545

  Burk, Ruth Srednicki ^a   Grap, Mary Jo ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Backrest elevation; Guidelines; Pressure ulcers; Recommendations; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BACKREST ELEVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECUBITUS; FOWLER POSITION; FRICTION; HUMAN; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEMI FOWLER POSITION; SEMIRUCUMBENT POSITION; TRENDELENBURG POSITION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

BEDS; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT POSITIONING; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PRESSURE ULCER; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 84868300420     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: 15273288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2012.05.008     Document Type: Review

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