
Jun 27, 2024 · Background Adjusting trunk inclination from a semi‐recumbent position to a supine‐flat position or vice versa in patients with respiratory failure significantly afects numerous aspects of …
(I), (II), (III), and (IV) in Figure A represent the supine position, semi-recumbent position, “Thinker’s position”, and prone position respectively, and each position was maintained for 10 min. positions …
Effectiveness of diaphragmatic ultrasound as a predictor of successful ...
Background Several measurements have been used to predict the success of weaning from mechanical ventilation; however, their efficacy varies in different studies. In recent years, diaphragmatic …
Esophageal acid and bile reflux in mechanically ventilated patients
Mar 1, 1998 · All patients received stress ulcer prophylaxis with ranitidine 50 mg iv, tid. On the day before the study patients underwent esophageal endoscopy to determine the presence of …
PLR initiated from the semi-recumbent position induced a greater increase in preload than PLR ini-tiated from the supine position and is the standard PLR method for predicting volume responsiveness [7, 27].
ation in a semi-recumbent position is not difficult, as to standardize intubation and tracheal aspiration. Unfortunately our doctors, nurses and respir tory therapists were not aware of these practices, …
Stroke volume and passive leg raising predict volume responsiveness in ...
Oct 30, 2009 · Second, why did the authors perform the volume expansion after the PLR with the patients again in the semi-recumbent position? Patients are put in this position to mobilize more …
Above and beyond: biofilm and the ongoing search for strategies to ...
Aug 18, 2020 · Wang L, Li X, Yang Z, Tang X, Yuan Q, Deng L, Sun X. Semi-recumbent position versus supine position for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults requiring mechanical …
Comparative evaluation of three interfaces for non-invasive ventilation ...
Jan 3, 2014 · Twelve healthy volunteers were studied in a semi-recumbent position. The subjects (three women and nine men, age 30 ± 9 years) were all nonsmokers and had a body mass index of 24 ± 4 …
MHz linear transducer. Participants were examined in a resting semi-recumbent position (30–45° head elevation), neck slightly extended. S dation proto-cols were not modified for SWE, but Richmond …