"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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| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Positioning" by people in Profiles.
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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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Navarro-Ramirez R, Lang G, Lian X, Berlin C, Janssen I, Jada A, Alimi M, Härtl R. Total Navigation in Spine Surgery; A Concise Guide to Eliminate Fluoroscopy Using a Portable Intraoperative Computed Tomography 3-Dimensional Navigation System. World Neurosurg. 2017 Apr; 100:325-335.
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Qaseem A, Mir TP, Starkey M, Denberg TD. Risk assessment and prevention of pressure ulcers: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2015 Mar 03; 162(5):359-69.
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Frasure SE, Matilsky DK, Siadecki SD, Platz E, Saul T, Lewiss RE. Impact of patient positioning on lung ultrasound findings in acute heart failure. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care. 2015 Aug; 4(4):326-32.
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Wang Z, Nasiraei-Moghaddam A, Reyhan ML, Srinivasan S, Finn JP, Ennis DB. Complementary radial tagging for improved myocardial tagging contrast. Magn Reson Med. 2015 Apr; 73(4):1432-40.
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Niemczyk NA. Maternal positioning to rotate fetuses in occiput posterior position in labor. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2014 May-Jun; 59(3):362-3.
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Carey TW, Shaw KA, Weber ML, DeVine JG. Effect of the degree of reverse Trendelenburg position on intraocular pressure during prone spine surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Spine J. 2014 Sep 1; 14(9):2118-26.
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Saul T, Ng L, Lewiss RE. Point-of-care ultrasound in the diagnosis of upper extremity fracture-dislocation. A pictorial essay. Med Ultrason. 2013 Sep; 15(3):230-6.
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Arunachalam K, Craciunescu OI, Markewitz EJ, Maccarini PF, Schlorff JL, Stauffer PR. Preclinical assessment of comfort and secure fit of thermobrachytherapy surface applicator (TBSA) on volunteer subjects. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2012 Sep 06; 13(5):3845.
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Rawal R, Miller F, Modlesky CM. Effect of a novel procedure for limiting motion on body composition and bone estimates by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in children. J Pediatr. 2011 Oct; 159(4):691-4.e2.