Enfermería intensiva
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Enfermería intensiva · Apr 1998
[Prone position: postural treatment for patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome. The nurse's point of view].
The prone position is a therapeutic strategy that can be beneficial in the treatment of adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In order to evaluate the advantages and possible complications associated with this postural change within the context of nursing, we analyzed retrospectively 71 turns carried out in 32 patients who met criteria for ARDS. ⋯ No extubation or loss of vascular accesses or drainage tubes occurred. Complications included: facial edema, low-pressure lesions, and regurgitation of enteral nutrition.