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

INTRODUCTION: A semi-upright position in ventilated patients is recommended to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and is one of the components in the Ventilator Bundle of the Institute for Health Care Improvement. This recommendation, however, is not an evidence-based one. METHODS: A syst...

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Autores principales: Niël-Weise, Barbara S, Gastmeier, Petra, Kola, Axel, Vonberg, Ralf P, Wille, Jan C, van den Broek, Peterhans J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3219392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21481251
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc10135

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3219392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21481251
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc10135

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