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By Chris Servant, Shaun Purkiss, John Hughes

This quantity is a pragmatic, procedure-by-procedure consultant to sufferer positioning for roughly 50 of the most typical surgeries, written by way of a multidisciplinary group of surgeons, nurses, ODAs and anaesthetists. Positioning for every method is defined intimately and attractions or power risks mentioned the place acceptable. each one approach is obviously illustrated utilizing images and explanatory line diagrams. Positioning sufferers for surgical procedure is a useful consultant for all theatre-based healthcare execs.

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Surgical approaches Nephrectomy Adrenal Aorta Lumbar sympathetic trunk 30 FIG. 25 Lateral kidney position procedure 31 I Vascular | Neck and thyroid positions S"* (Figure 26) ^p ^ cS 4 • Patient is placed supine on the operating table • Neck is placed over the break between the head and thoracic portion of the operating table • Head extended 10° • Head placed in a head ring • A small sandbag may be placed between the shoulders • A few degrees of negative Trendelenburg tilt (feet down). Considerations • The danger of this position is hyperextension of the neck.

35 The beach-chair position 46 Lateral (deltoid-splitting) FIG. g. a pillow or a head ring). Be careful not to flex the neck excessively as this would risk a traction injury to the brachial plexus. r I Considerations • Ensure that any pressure areas are well-padded: the occiput, the sacral area, the heels. • Drape the arm free to allow full shoulder and elbow movement. • The image intensifier base may be positioned on the operative side of the table with the C-arm approaching caudally, or it may be positioned on the opposite side of the table with the C-arm passing over the patient.

Use of a corrugated mattress may reduce risk of slippage. • Trendelenburg position increases intracerebral pressure and therefore should be avoided if this is of clinical importance. Surgical approaches Varicose vein surgery FIG. 30 Varicose vein surgery (anterior approach) 36 Head and neck Neck and thyroid positions (Figure 3 1 ) • Patient is placed supine on the operating table • Neck is placed over the break between the head and thoracic portion of the operating table • Head extended 10° • Head placed in a head ring • A small sandbag may be placed between the shoulders • A few degrees of negative Trendelenburg tilt (feet down).

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