Good practices for prone positioning at the bedside: Construction of a care protocol
SUMMARY Last year, interest in prone positioning to treat acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) resurfaced with the demonstration of a reduction in mortality by a large randomized clinical trial. Reports in the literature suggest that the incidence of adverse events is significantly reduced with a team trained and experienced in the process. The objective of this review is to revisit the current evidence in the literature, discuss and propose the construction of a protocol of care for these patients. A search was performed on the main electronic databases: Medline, Lilacs and Cochrane Library. Prone positioning is increasingly used in daily practice, with properly trained staff and a well established care protocol are essencial.
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Associação Médica Brasileira
2016
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302016000300287 |
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