Positioning

 

Recommendations 4.16.1

A. Healthcare professionals should be given training on how to position patients correctly after stroke

B. When lying and when sitting, patients should be positioned in such a way that minimises the risk of complications such as aspiration and other respiratory complications, shoulder pain, contractures, and skin pressure ulceration

C. People with acute stroke should be helped to sit up as soon as possible

 

Sources 4.16.2

A-B. Consensus

C. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence 2008b