Positioning Patients for Surgery

by Chris Servant , Shaun Purkiss , With contributions by John Hughes

• ISBN13: 9781841100524
• ISBN10: 1841100528
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Greenwich Medical Media

Summary

This volume is a practical, procedure-by-procedure guide to patient positioning for about 50 of the most common surgical procedures, written by a multidisciplinary team of surgeons, nurses, ODAs and anaesthetists. Positioning for each procedure is described in detail and points of interest or potential hazards discussed where appropriate. Each procedure is clearly illustrated using photographs and explanatory line diagrams. Positioning Patients for Surgery is an invaluable guide for all theatre-based healthcare professionals.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction	p. 1
Aims of good patient positioning	p. 2
Medicolegal considerations	p. 3
Other considerations	p. 6
General Surgery	p. 23
Abdomen	p. 24
Perineum	p. 25
Kidney	p. 30
Vascular	p. 32
Head and neck	p. 37
Breast	p. 38
Thorax	p. 39
Orthopaedics	p. 43
Shoulder	p. 46
Arm (humerus and elbow)	p. 49
Forearm	p. 55
Wrist and hand	p. 57
Pelvis	p. 60
Hip	p. 61
Thigh (femur)	p. 64
Knee	p. 74
Leg (tibia and fibula)	p. 80
Ankle	p. 86
Foot	p. 90
Cervical spine	p. 95
Thoracic spine	p. 98
Lumbar spine	p. 100
Appendix	p. 105
Surgical approaches
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