"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 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2014 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2015 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2016 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Positioning" by people in Profiles.
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Liu H, Zhao D, Sabit A, Pathiravasan CH, Ishigami J, Charleston J, Miller ER, Matsushita K, Appel LJ, Brady TM. Arm Position and Blood Pressure Readings: The ARMS Crossover Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Dec 01; 184(12):1436-1442.
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Mojica JJ, Ocker A, Barrata J, Schwenk ES. Anesthesia for the Patient Undergoing Shoulder Surgery. Anesthesiol Clin. 2024 Jun; 42(2):219-231.
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Champion AF, Congiusta AD, Manski AF, Lee JM, Duca A. Does Positioning During Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Operations Influence the Development of Upper Extremity Peripheral Neuropathy? J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2024 09; 82(9):1032-1037.
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Stolzenberg D, Issa TZ, Boyd J, Boctor MJ, Tran D, Kitei PM, Schroeder GD. Basivertebral Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation (Intracept): Procedural Technique. Clin Spine Surg. 2024 Jun 01; 37(5):223-229.
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Mojica JJ, Ocker A, Barrata J, Schwenk ES. Anesthesia for the Patient Undergoing Shoulder Surgery. Clin Sports Med. 2022 Apr; 41(2):219-231.
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Salmons HI, Baird MD, Dearden ME, Wagner SC, Sebastian AS. Prone Versus Lateral Decubitus Positioning for Direct Lateral Interbody Fusion. Clin Spine Surg. 2022 11 01; 35(9):351-353.
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Sacchetti AD, Crookshank A, Leidy K. A Novel Solution to Patients Exceeding Weight Limit on Computed Tomography Scanner. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 08; 78(2):313-314.
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Kandregula S, Matias CM, Malla BR, Sperling MR, Wu C, Sharan AD. Accuracy of Electrode Insertion Using Frame-Based With Robot Guidance Technique in Stereotactic Electroencephalography: Supine Versus Lateral Position. World Neurosurg. 2021 10; 154:e325-e332.
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Zhang Z, Lampotang S, Yu Y, Acar YA, Wakim J, Mei V, Ahmad AE, Shenot P, Lee J, Perlis N, Moy L, Johnson WT, DeStephens A, Bigos AK, Lizdas DE, Stringer T. Attitude is everything: keep probe pitch neutral during side-fire prostate biopsy. A simulator study. BJU Int. 2021 11; 128(5):615-624.
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Ooi YS, Drosou ME, Yan GX. Sustained Postural Wide QRS Complex Tachycardia in an Intensive Care Unit Patient. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 05 01; 181(5):693-694.