Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2743354 | Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Optimal surgical positioning aids surgical access and reduces the risk of injury to the patient. Safe positioning represents a considerable challenge, and to achieve these goals it is imperative that the anaesthetist, surgeon and theatre personnel work together as a well-coordinated team. Malpositioning is associated with significant morbidity, and nerve injuries are a common complication. Here, some of the key measures are described that will enable safe positioning of the patient and that will reduce the risk of injury during surgery. A number of physiological changes that occur in the common positions utilized for surgical procedures are also described.
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Authors
Stephen J. Washington, Glyn J. Smurthwaite,