An evidence-based recommendation on bed head elevation for mechanically ventilated patients
- Niël-Weise, Barbara S
- Gastmeier, Petra
- Kola, Axel
- Vonberg, Ralf P
- Wille, Jan C
- van den Broek, Peterhans J
- Bed Head Elevation Study Group
Publication date
April 2011
DOI Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC Journal
issn:1466-609XAbstract
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.status: publishe
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