Background: Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is the leading cause of death from nosocomial infections in critically-ill patients. The CDC recommends maintaining Head-of-Bed (HOB) elevation at a target recumbency range of 30º-45º due to evidence that a semi-recumbent position significantly reduces VAP. Current methods for evaluating patient recumbency utilize “eyeballing” or built-in HOB protractors, which are [...]