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FEATURES/BENEFITS
- Special cushions help cradle the head in prone or side-lying position.
- Pelvic and thoracic cushions help raise the body to facilitate necessary diaphragm movement.
- Sectional pressure adjustments allow surface to be customized for anatomical differences.
- Proning can be an effective treatment for improving systemic oxygenation.
- The unique GORE-TEX® surface and fabric sheet offers superior moisture vapor permeability to liquid and bacteria and provides an excellent microclimate for patient’s skin
Product Specifications*
Part Number
Proning Accessory Kit: 308547
*Specifications subject to change without notice.
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Indications
- Treatment and prevention of pulmonary complications associated with immobility
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Contraindications
- Uncontrolled intracranial pressure (ICP)
- Unstable fractures
- Pregnancy
- Unstable cervical, thoracic and/or lumbar fracture
- Cervical and/or skeletal traction
- Do not initiate rotation while patient is in the prone position
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Safety Information
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Proning may present inherent risks of serious injury. For instance, some studies and caregiver experience have suggested or reported risk of the following in relation to proning in general:
- Skin breakdown and/or pressure necrosis
- Wound dehiscence
- Cardiac arrest
- Loss of invasive lines or tubes or extubation (endotracheal and oral)
- Edema and/or swelling
- Splenic rupture
- Blindness and other consequences of damage to the ocular nerve
- Corneal abrasion
- Myositis ossification
- Venous air embolism
- Increased intraorbital pressure
- Central retinal artery occlusion
- Pain and discomfort
- Difficulty performing CPR
Precautions may also need to be taken when using this product with certain patient conditions, including but not limited to:
- Hemodynamic instability
- Severe agitation
- Uncontrollable claustrophobia or fear of confinement
- Uncontrollable diarrhea
- Intolerance to face down position
- Wounds at risk of dehiscence while in prone position
- Patient in the prone position with open sternal wound or thoracic post-surgical incision
- Patient in prone position with open abdomen
- Any implant that potentially increases the risk of skin breakdown including, but not limited to, breast implants or penile prosthesis
- Pregnancy
- Extensive facial trauma
- Any other unstable fracture not listed as a contraindication
- ICP monitoring or intracranial drainage devices
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