Kinetic Therapy™

Kinetic Therapy^™ helps to reduce the risk of patients developing atelectasis (the collapse of alvoli) and pneumonia and treats the complications of immobility.

Kinetic Therapy^™ is the use of a bed that turns continuously and slowly greater than 40° along its longitudinal axis to prevent pulmonary and other complications associated with patient immobility.^[xix]

Patients on a ventilator are at high risk of developing pneumonia, and depending on the duration of the ventilation and the other preventative measures in place, the rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia can be as high as 50% of patients.

This pneumonia can lead to:

• increased morbidity
• increased costs
• substantially higher mortality^[ii]

Regular manual patient turning from one side to the other has been shown to prevent skin breakdown, but is ineffective in the prevention of atelectasis and pneumonia^[i].

In patients suffering from acute lung injury, the supine position is associated with hypostatic oedema (the accumulation of fluid in the gravitation dependent lung regions) and atelectasis (the collapse of alvoli) of the dependent (dorsal) lung regions.

The clinical use of Kinetic Therapy^™ can be divided into prevention and therapy, while the mechanisms of beneficial effects can be both:

• a significant reduction of atelectasis (the collapse of alvoli)
• an improved clearance of bronchial secretions^[i]

Please watch the video to learn more about Kinetic Therapy^™ or select a product with Kinetic Therapy^™ below.  

References

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