Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A collaboratively designed nurse-driven supine trial protocol for prone, intubated patients ...

Predictive factors for oligometastatic versus non-oligometastatic involvement of the central nervous system by brain metastases from breast cancer. Preliminary results of a prospective trial of ...

Sliding patients up the bed is one of the most common patient-handling manoeuvres that nurses undertake. Figures and tables can be seen in the attached print-friendly PDF file of the complete article ...

Nov. 11 -- TUESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Lying face down instead of face up while receiving mechanical ventilation doesn't lower the risk of death for patients with acute respiratory distress ...

Use of hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) may be effective for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but a higher body mass index (BMI) and supine sleeping position may decrease effects, according ...

Prone positioning improves oxygenation and decreases mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). 1 This print supplement to the video reviews the procedure for placing ...

Patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and large peristaltic breaks displayed prolonged reflux clearance while in a supine position and greater acid exposure time in a recent study. Researchers ...

Background: Mechanical ventilation in the prone position is used to improve oxygenation in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. We sought to determine the effect of mechanical ...

Always examine the patient's neck from the right side; this approach provides a more accurate determination of venous waves than from the left because it is a straight shot from the right jugular ...