Positioning the surgical patient

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 476-479

  Washington, Stephen J ^a,b   Smurthwaite, Glyn J ^a,b  

^a Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust ^*

^b SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

injuries; lateral; lithotomy; Lloyd Davies; neuropathies; positioning; prone; sitting; supine

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; BODY POSTURE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECUBITUS; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; LITHOTOMY; MORBIDITY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERONEAL NEUROPATHY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NEUROPATHY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 70349616554     PISSN: 14720299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2009.07.011     Document Type: Review

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