A reference and technique manual covering patient positioning in anaesthesia and surgery. Separate chapters discuss the physiology, the technique, and the possible complications of each technique. A reference organization groups positioning chapters by the body's relation to the supporting surface of the table. Specific problems and subgroups of patients also receive full chapter coverage. Additional chapters cover: the operating table and its accessories; positioning of the lower extremities; positioning hazards for geriatric patients; lithotripsy; and medicolegal considerations. New topics discussed include: the presentation of risk factors for ulnar and lower extremity motor neuropathies; the hyperlordotic position and its problems; the problems caused by pressurized abdominal insufflation for laparoscopy in the presence of head up or head down tilt; and an increased emphasis on pre-anaesthetic recognition and evaluation of potential positioning problems.
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Höhe: 260 mm
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978-0-7216-6674-7 (9780721666747)
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Section 1 General considerations: general principles of safe positioning; operating tables and their attachments; physiologic changes associated with the supine position. Section 2 Dorsal decubitus positions: supine positions; lithotomy positions; the head-elevated positions; head-down tilt. Section 3 Lateral decubitus positions: lateral positions. Section 4 Ventral decubitus positions: the central decubitus (prone) positions. Section 5 Special considerations: positioning the extremities; positioning the head and neck. Section 6 Patient categories: extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; pathologic obesity; pathologic obesity; paediatrics; obstetrics; geriatrics. Section 7 Potential complications: the central nervous system; peripheral nervous system; post-anaesthesia care unit evaluation; medicolegal considerations.
