Body positioning and the elderly with adult respiratory distress syndrome: implications for nursing care.
Elderly patients with lung diseases also experience age-related pulmonary structural changes. Because of the age-related pulmonary structural changes, this age group requires specialized nursing interventions. Therapeutic body positioning may lead to increased arterial oxygen tension and decreased supplemental oxygen needs.
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D011187:Posture; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000451:nursing*