Pronoposición: contraindicaciones y complicaciones
Contraindicaciones
Shock
Acute bleeding
Multiple trauma
Spinal instability
Pregnancy
Raised intracranial pressure
Abdominal surgery
 
Complicaciones
Nerve compression
Crush injury
Venous stasis
Airway security
Diaphragm limitation
Pressure sores
Dislodging vascular catheters
Retinal damage
Data from Ryan, DW, Pelosi, P. BMJ 1996; 312:860.