An evidence-based recommendation on bed head elevation for mechanically ventilated patients.docVIP

Ni?l-Weiseetal.CriticalCare2011,15:R111 /content/15/2/R111 RESEARCH OpenAccess Anevidence-basedrecommendationonbedhead elevationformechanicallyventilatedpatients BarbaraSNi?l-Weise1*,PetraGastmeier2,AxelKola2,RalfPVonberg3,JanCWille4andPeterhansJvandenBroek5, fortheBedHeadElevationStudyGroup Abstract Introduction:Asemi-uprightpositioninventilatedpatientsisrecommendedtopreventventilator-associated pneumonia(VAP)andisoneofthecomponentsintheVentilatorBundleoftheInstituteforHealthCare Improvement.Thisrecommendation,however,isnotanevidence-basedone. Methods:Asystematicreviewonthebenefitsanddisadv