Trendelenburg position: "Put to bed" or angled toward use in your unit?

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 449-452

  Halm, Margo A ^a  

^a Salem Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY POSTURE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; HEAD-DOWN TILT; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK;

EID: 84870274945     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2012657     Document Type: Article

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