Lack of Association of High Backrest With Sacral Tissue Changes in Adults Receiving Mechanical Ventilation

ajcc.aacnjournals.org March 6, 2018

Although higher backrest elevation may be a theoretical risk for integrity of sacral tissues, few data support use of high backrest elevation. Level of backrest elevation is not associated with changes in tissue integrity. Body positioning in critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation may not be as important or as effective as once thought.