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
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