Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2762138 | Journal of Clinical Anesthesia | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
•Obesity as a risk factor for surgery.•Falls and near-miss falls in the operating room (OR).•OR table failure during patient transfer.•Broken bolt in OR table tilt cylinder bracket.
Operating room surgical table failure is a rare event but can lead to a dangerous situation when it does occur. The dangers can be compounded in the presence of obesity, especially in the anesthetized or sedated patient. We present a case of a near-miss fall of a morbidly obese patient while turning the patient in preparation to transfer from the operating room table to the hospital bed when 2 fractured bolts in the tilt cylinder mechanism led to an operating room table failure.
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Authors
Russell K. McAllister, Robert T. Booth, Timothy M. Bittenbinder,