Journal article
Toward understanding evidence uptake: Semirecumbency for pneumonia prevention
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Randomized trials show that the semirecumbent position compared with the supine position is associated with less gastroesophageal aspiration and pneumonia in patients receiving mechanical ventilation. However, semirecumbency is inconsistently used in practice. The objective of this study was to understand the perspectives of intensive care unit clinicians regarding the determinants and consequences of semirecumbency.
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Authors
Cook DJ; Meade MO; Hand LE; McMullin JP
Journal
Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 30, No. 7, pp. 1472–1477
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
July 2002
DOI
10.1097/00003246-200207000-00012
ISSN
0090-3493