• Title of article

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

  • Author/Authors

    Burk، نويسنده , , Ruth Srednicki and Grap، نويسنده , , Mary Jo، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
  • Pages
    10
  • From page
    536
  • To page
    545
  • Abstract
    Pressure ulcers and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) are both common in acute and critical care settings and are considerable sources of morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. To prevent pressure ulcers, guidelines limit bed backrest elevation
  • Keywords
    Backrest elevation , Guidelines , pressure ulcers , recommendations , Ventilator-associated pneumonia
  • Journal title
    Heart and Lung
  • Serial Year
    2012
  • Journal title
    Heart and Lung
  • Record number

    1860023