 Patient Positioning
"Patient Positioning" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Moving a patient into a specific position or POSTURE to facilitate examination, surgery, or for therapeutic purposes.
| Descriptor ID |
D056888
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.670 N02.421.585.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Positioning- Patient Positioning
- Patient Positionings
- Positioning, Patient
- Positionings, Patient
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Positioning" by people in Profiles.
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McNett M, Livesay S, Yeager S, Moran C, Supan E, Ortega S, Olson DM. The Impact of Head-of-Bed Positioning and Transducer Location on Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Measurement. J Neurosci Nurs. 2018 Dec; 50(6):322-326.
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Cvetanovich GL, Leroux TS, Bernardoni ED, Hamamoto JT, Saltzman BM, Verma NN, Romeo AA. Clinical Outcomes of Arthroscopic 360° Capsular Release for Idiopathic Adhesive Capsulitis in the Lateral Decubitus Position. Arthroscopy. 2018 03; 34(3):764-770.
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Nam D. In Total Knee Arthroplasty, Patient-Matched Positioning Guides and Conventional Instruments Did Not Differ in Terms of Clinical Outcomes or Complications at Two Years. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2017 05 17; 99(10):883.
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Nam D, Riegler V, Clohisy JC, Nunley RM, Barrack RL. The Impact of Total Hip Arthroplasty on Pelvic Motion and Functional Component Position is Highly Variable. J Arthroplasty. 2017 04; 32(4):1200-1205.
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Sadhu A, Nam D, Coobs BR, Barrack TN, Nunley RM, Barrack RL. Acetabular Component Position and the Risk of Dislocation Following Primary and Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Matched Cohort Analysis. J Arthroplasty. 2017 03; 32(3):987-991.
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Raman J, Katz MH, Zorn KC, Large MC, Steinberg GD. Single-Incision Thoracoabdominal Approach With Normothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass for the Management of Urologic Tumors Invading the Inferior Vena Cava. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Mar; 101(3):1202-4.
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Chalmers PN, Cvetanovich GL, Kupfer N, Wimmer MA, Verma NN, Cole BJ, Romeo AA, Nicholson GP. The champagne toast position isolates the supraspinatus better than the Jobe test: an electromyographic study of shoulder physical examination tests. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2016 Feb; 25(2):322-9.
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Adams JE, King GJ, Steinmann SP, Cohen MS. Elbow arthroscopy: indications, techniques, outcomes, and complications. Instr Course Lect. 2015; 64:215-24.
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Frank RM, Saccomanno MF, McDonald LS, Moric M, Romeo AA, Provencher MT. Outcomes of arthroscopic anterior shoulder instability in the beach chair versus lateral decubitus position: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis. Arthroscopy. 2014 Oct; 30(10):1349-65.
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Haro MS, Riff A, Bach BR. Tips for successful transtibial anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. J Knee Surg. 2014 Oct; 27(5):331-42.
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