Positioning: one good turn after another?
Wheeler, H.
Nursing in Critical Care 2(3): 129-131
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 1362-1017 PMID: 9873313 Document Number: 482580
Changing the position of a critically ill patient needs careful evaluation to prevent hypoxaemia. This article reviews the literature to determine how lateral and supine positioning can be used to maximise gas exchange in the critically ill. The relationship between reduced cardiac output and hypoxia is reviewed. Implications for nursing practice are discussed.