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Abstract·Background:Littleevidenceindicatesthatchangingapatient'sbodypositiontotheTrendelenburg(headlowerthanfeet)orthemodifiedTrendelenburg( ...

Background: Little evidence indicates that changing a patients body position to the Trendelenburg (head lower than feet) or the modified Trendelenburg (only the legs elevated) position significantly improves blood pressure or low cardiac output. This intervention is still used and is often the first measure implemented for treatment of hypotension.

Objectives: The purpose of this research was to assess the degree of use of Trendelenburg positions by critical care nurses, the clinical uses of these positions, and the sources of knowledge and beliefs of nurses about the efficacy of the positions.

Method: A survey was mailed to 1000 nurses whose names were randomly selected from the membership list of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

Results: The return rate was 49.4%. Ninety-nine percent of the respondents had used the Trendelenburg position, and 80% ...