"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 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2016 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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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. Anesthesiol Clin. 2024 Jun; 42(2):219-231.
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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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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.
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Stolzenberg D, Ahn JJ, Lendner M, Kurd M. Thoracolumbar Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial: Procedural Technique. Clin Spine Surg. 2021 03 01; 34(2):51-55.
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Teixido M, Casserly R, Melley LE. Lateral Modified Brandt-Daroff Exercises: A Novel Home Treatment Technique for Horizontal Canal BPPV. J Int Adv Otol. 2021 Jan; 17(1):52-57.
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Wendt C, Mobus K, Weiner D, Eskin B, Allegra JR. Prone Positioning of Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Who Are Nonintubated in Hypoxic Respiratory Distress: Single-Site Retrospective Health Records Review. J Emerg Nurs. 2021 Mar; 47(2):279-287.e1.
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Dowlati E, Zhou T, Stewart J, Felbaum DR, Liu AH, Mai JC, Armonda RA. Head Repositioning during Neurointerventional Procedures to Optimize Biplanar Imaging. J Neuroimaging. 2020 09; 30(5):603-608.
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Gupta R, Patel NA, Mazzocca AD, Romeo A. Understanding and Treating Iatrogenic Nerve Injuries in Shoulder Surgery. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2020 Mar 01; 28(5):e185-e192.