

Lateral recumbent position trial#
MethodsĪ randomized, crossover clinical trial design was used to investigate GRV in 36 critically ill, ventilated adult patients who were hospitalized in the intensive care unit. This study was designed to determine the respective effects of the semirecumbent (SR) supine and right lateral (RL) with a flatbed positions on the gastric residual volume (GRV) of mechanically ventilated, critically ill adult patients.

This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CCBY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.ĭelay in stomach discharge is a challenge for patients who are tube fed and may result in serious side effects such as pneumonia and malnutrition. The Journal of Nursing Research, 28(4), e108. The effect of semirecumbent and right lateral positions on the gastric residual volume of mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.Ĭite this article as: Farsi, Z., Kamali, M., Butler, S., & Zareiyan, A. ∗Address correspondence to: Zahra FARSI, Faculty of Nursing, Research Department, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Kaj St., Shariati St, Tehran, Iran.

1PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Research Department and Community Health Department, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranĢMSc, Researcher, Student Research Committee, Faculty of Nursing, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranģPhD, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USAĤPhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Community Health Department, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
