{"id":17422,"date":"2021-10-29T07:45:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T12:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turnmedical.com\/?p=17422"},"modified":"2021-10-29T07:35:33","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T12:35:33","slug":"manual-aut0-prone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turnmedical.com\/manual-aut0-prone\/","title":{"rendered":"Manual vs Automated Prone Positioning"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While prone positioning has been well established as a standard of care1<\/sup>, there are many considerations for completing the procedure of placing a patient in the prone position. According to a recent article by Callihan et.al (2021), \u201cfrom a health care clinician\u2019s standpoint, however, this positioning technique can be quite labor intensive<\/b> because several health-care clinicians and direct care aides are required to safely transition the patient from a supine position to a prone position, all the while maintaining hemodynamic and oxygenation stability.\u201d2<\/sup> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Since there are many considerations for critically ill patients for clinicians, the benefits of automated prone positioning are worth reviewing. The table below highlights some advantages of automated prone positioning:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n