Intraoperative Positioning and Care of the Obese Patient

Plastic Surgical Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 118-122

  Dybec, Robert B ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BED; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; SAFETY;

BEDS; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LIFTING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; OPERATING ROOM NURSING; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; POSTURE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SAFETY; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 33846454760     PISSN: 07415206     EISSN: 15501841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006527-200407000-00009     Document Type: Article

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