Is it time to adopt a set of standard abbreviations for patient body positions in the ICU?

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 209-

  Eastwood, Glenn M ^a   Oliphant, Fiona ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body; Critically ill; Mobility; Position

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT POSITIONING; STANDARD;

ABBREVIATIONS AS TOPIC; CRITICAL CARE NURSING; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT POSITIONING;

EID: 84871918984     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2012.09.001     Document Type: Letter

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