Cluster-Randomized, Crossover Trial of Head Positioning in Acute Stroke

S. Anderson, Craig; Arima, Hisatomi; M. Lavados, Pablo; Billot, Laurent; L. Hackett, Maree; V. Olavarría, Verónica; Muñoz Venturelli, Paula; Brunser, Alejandro; Peng, Bin; Cui, Liying; Song, Lili; Rogers, Kris; Middleton, Sandy; Lim, Joyce; Forshaw, Denise; Elizabeth Lightbody, Catherine; Woodward, Mark; Marques Pontes‐Neto, Octávio; Asita De Silva, H.; Lin, Ruey‐Tay; Lee, Tsong‐Hai; Pandian, Jeyaraj; Mead, Gillian; Robinson, Thompson; Watkins, Caroline

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1615715

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Cluster-Randomized, Crossover Trial of Head Positioning in Acute Stroke

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jun 21, 2017

Authors:

Craig S. Anderson

Hisatomi Arima

Pablo M. Lavados

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The role of supine positioning after acute stroke in improving cerebral blood flow and the countervailing risk of aspiration pneumonia have led to variation in head positioning in clinical practice. We wanted to determine whether outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke could be i...

Subject

Medicine

Supine position

Sitting

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