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The Effect Of Lateral Body Positions Upon Pulmonary Artery And Pulmonary Wedge Pressures In Critically Ill Patients, Sharon Greer Millard
The Effect Of Lateral Body Positions Upon Pulmonary Artery And Pulmonary Wedge Pressures In Critically Ill Patients, Sharon Greer Millard
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
The effect of lateral body positions on pulmonary artery pressures and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure was studied in a clinical comparative study using eight critically ill patients. Pulmonary artery pressures (systolic, diastolic, and mean) and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure measurements were taken with the patients in three different positions, i.e., supine flat, right lateral, left lateral. Comparison was made between the control data (pressure measurements in the supine flat position) and the pressure measurements in each lateral body position. Mean pressures were lower in the lateral body positions than those in the supine flat position, ranging from 0.1 mm Hg …
The Effect Of Lateral Body Positions Upon Pulmonary Artery And Pulmonary Wedge Pressures In Critically Ill Patients, Sharon Greer Millard
The Effect Of Lateral Body Positions Upon Pulmonary Artery And Pulmonary Wedge Pressures In Critically Ill Patients, Sharon Greer Millard
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
The effect of lateral body positions on pulmonary artery pressures and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure was studied in a clinical comparative study using eight critically ill patients. Pulmonary artery pressures (systolic, diastolic, and mean) and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure measurements were taken with the patients in three different positions, i.e., supine flat, right lateral, left lateral. Comparison was made between the control data (pressure measurements in the supine flat position) and the pressure measurements in each lateral body position. Mean pressures were lower in the lateral body positions than those in the supine flat position, ranging from 0.1 mm Hg …