Results - Details in Annotated BibliographyĬON: Study focused on adult patients requiring mechanical ventilation in Australia and New Zealand intensive care units. Recommends semirecumbent position (30–45 degrees) for prevention of aspiration.Recommends the semirecumbent position (30-45 degrees) to reduce aspiration and VAP.Ĭenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Ģ003-CDC Guidelines for preventing Health-Care-Associated Pneumonia evidence-based, clinical practice guidelines for the prevention of healthcare-associated pneumonia, including VAP 4.Recommends elevating the HOB to 45 degrees or, when not possible, to the highest degree of elevation circumstances permit.Ģ004-Guidelines for the management of adults with hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated, and healthcare-associated pneumonia 3.ZAP the VAP: Ventilator-Associated PneumoniaĢ008-Canadian VAP Prevention Guidelines: Evidence-based, clinical practice guidelines for the prevention of VAP 2 Recommends elevating the HOB (30-45 degrees) as a strategy to prevent aspiration.Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of AmericaĢ008-Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Guidelines: Strategies to prevent VAP in acute care hospitals: 2014 update 1 The intervention is supported unanimously by all four leading guidelines, and newer publications in the field accept HOB elevation as an effective, low-cost, and low-risk intervention. The elevation of the head of bed (HOB) to a semirecumbent position (at least 30 degrees) is associated with a decreased incidence of aspiration and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).
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