Proxy Study on Minimizing Risk of Sacral Pressure Ulcers While Complying with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Risk Reduction Guidelines
Crane BA, Wininger M, Kunsman M. Proxy Study on Minimizing Risk of Sacral Pressure Ulcers While Complying with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Risk Reduction Guidelines. Advances In Skin & Wound Care 2015, 28: 541-550. PMID: 26562200, DOI: 10.1097/01.asw.0000471877.19459.85.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient PositioningPneumonia, Ventilator-AssociatedPressurePressure UlcerRisk Reduction BehaviorSacrumSupine PositionConceptsPressure ulcerationBed positioningSupine postureLower respiratory tract infectionsRisk reduction guidelinesRespiratory tract infectionsVentilator-acquired pneumoniaEvidence-based recommendationsMore evidence-based recommendationsSemirecumbent positioningTract infectionsSacral pressureHealthy subjectsPressure ulcersClinical careUlcerationRatio of peakSignificant increaseModerate inclineRiskPosturePneumoniaUlcersPatientsSupine