Scientific studies on the added value of the FlipProne XL’s functionality:

Continuous Lateral Rotation 

1. Ahrens R, et al: Effect of kinetic therapy on pulmonary complications. Am J Critical Care 13:376-382, 2004, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15470853.
2. Goldhill DR, Imhoff M, McLean B, Waldmann C. Rotational bed therapy to prevent and treat respiratory complications: a review and meta-analysis. Am J Crit Care.2007;16(1):50–61. Retrieved from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17192526/
3. Staudinger, T. (2010). Continuous lateral rotation therapy to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia: The neglected effects of gravity on pathogenesis of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Critical Care Medicine, 38(3), 1019. doi: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e3181cfb57b. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181bc8218
4. Swadener-Culpepper L, Skaggs R, Van Gilder A: The impact of continuous lateral rotation therapy in overall clinical and financial outcomes of critically ill patients. Critical Care Nurse 31:270-279, 2008, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18574374.